Myanmar vs Philippines: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Myanmar
0.757 per 1,000 people
in 2019
Philippines
0.792 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Myanmar rank
126th
Philippines rank
125th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Myanmar
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.792 per 1,000 people against 0.757 per 1,000 people in Myanmar, a difference of 0.035 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.
Myanmar ranks 126th and Philippines ranks 125th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.065 per 1,000 people | 0.146 per 1,000 people | 0.081 per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.114 per 1,000 people | 0.111 per 1,000 people | 0.003 per 1,000 people | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0.1847 per 1,000 people | 0.1427 per 1,000 people | 0.042 per 1,000 people | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 0.119 per 1,000 people | 0.041 per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.4211 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 0.7773 per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.6694 per 1,000 people | 0.6256 per 1,000 people | 0.0439 per 1,000 people | Myanmar |
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, Myanmar or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.792 per 1,000 people against 0.757 per 1,000 people in Myanmar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Myanmar and Philippines?
- 0.035 per 1,000 people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Philippines?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Myanmar and Philippines rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 126th and Philippines ranks 125th 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.