India vs Nicaragua: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
India
0.723 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Nicaragua
0.682 per 1,000 people
in 2018
India rank
131st
Nicaragua rank
133rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- India
- Nicaragua
How they compare
India currently reports 0.723 per 1,000 people against 0.682 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.041 per 1,000 people.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
India ranks 131st and Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2075 per 1,000 people | 0.359 per 1,000 people | 0.1515 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.2045 per 1,000 people | 0.4565 per 1,000 people | 0.252 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.361 per 1,000 people | 0.4875 per 1,000 people | 0.1265 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.7584 per 1,000 people | 0.899 per 1,000 people | 0.1406 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita, India or Nicaragua?
- India, at 0.723 per 1,000 people against 0.682 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2020.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between India and Nicaragua?
- 0.041 per 1,000 people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nicaragua?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do India and Nicaragua rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 131st and Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.