Kenya vs Zambia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
0.289 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zambia
0.324 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Kenya rank
153rd
Zambia rank
150th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.324 per 1,000 people against 0.289 per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.035 per 1,000 people.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 153rd and Zambia ranks 150th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0835 per 1,000 people | 0.0975 per 1,000 people | 0.014 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.126 per 1,000 people | 0.0735 per 1,000 people | 0.0525 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.1265 per 1,000 people | 0.1335 per 1,000 people | 0.007 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.132 per 1,000 people | 0.069 per 1,000 people | 0.063 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.17 per 1,000 people | 0.06 per 1,000 people | 0.11 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.1655 per 1,000 people | 0.142 per 1,000 people | 0.0235 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.136 per 1,000 people | 0.2907 per 1,000 people | 0.1547 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
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, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.324 per 1,000 people against 0.289 per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.035 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 153rd and Zambia ranks 150th 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.