Liberia vs Uganda: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Liberia
0.178 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Uganda
0.191 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Liberia rank
169th
Uganda rank
167th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Liberia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.191 per 1,000 people against 0.178 per 1,000 people in Liberia, a difference of 0.013 per 1,000 people.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 169th and Uganda ranks 167th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0785 per 1,000 people | 0.082 per 1,000 people | 0.0035 per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.0795 per 1,000 people | 0.108 per 1,000 people | 0.0285 per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.106 per 1,000 people | 0.047 per 1,000 people | 0.059 per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.033 per 1,000 people | 0.081 per 1,000 people | 0.048 per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.0435 per 1,000 people | 0.1345 per 1,000 people | 0.091 per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.1645 per 1,000 people | 0.1745 per 1,000 people | 0.01 per 1,000 people | Uganda |
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, Liberia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.191 per 1,000 people against 0.178 per 1,000 people in Liberia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Liberia and Uganda?
- 0.013 per 1,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Uganda?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Liberia and Uganda rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Liberia ranks 169th and Uganda ranks 167th 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.