Malawi vs Niger: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Malawi
0.054 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Niger
0.038 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi rank
192nd
Niger rank
194th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.054 per 1,000 people against 0.038 per 1,000 people in Niger, a difference of 0.016 per 1,000 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 192nd and Niger ranks 194th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.024 per 1,000 people | 0.0135 per 1,000 people | 0.0105 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.013 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | 0.004 per 1,000 people | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.087 per 1,000 people | 0.025 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.022 per 1,000 people | 0.018 per 1,000 people | 0.004 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.019 per 1,000 people | 0.023 per 1,000 people | 0.004 per 1,000 people | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.0643 per 1,000 people | 0.0403 per 1,000 people | 0.024 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0515 per 1,000 people | 0.0315 per 1,000 people | 0.02 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Niger?
- Malawi, at 0.054 per 1,000 people against 0.038 per 1,000 people in Niger as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Malawi and Niger?
- 0.016 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 192nd and Niger ranks 194th 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.