Malawi vs Somalia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Malawi
0.054 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Somalia
0.048 per 1,000 people
in 2014
Malawi rank
192nd
Somalia rank
193rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.054 per 1,000 people against 0.048 per 1,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 0.006 per 1,000 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 192nd and Somalia ranks 193rd of 194 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.024 per 1,000 people | 0.0255 per 1,000 people | 0.0015 per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.013 per 1,000 people | 0.037 per 1,000 people | 0.024 per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 0.056 per 1,000 people | 0.003 per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.028 per 1,000 people | 0.042 per 1,000 people | 0.014 per 1,000 people | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Malawi, at 0.054 per 1,000 people against 0.048 per 1,000 people in Somalia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Malawi and Somalia?
- 0.006 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1993.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 192nd and Somalia ranks 193rd 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.