Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Niger
0.038 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.061 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Niger rank
194th
Papua New Guinea rank
191st
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.061 per 1,000 people against 0.038 per 1,000 people in Niger, a difference of 0.023 per 1,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Niger's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 194th and Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 194 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.016 per 1,000 people | 0.079 per 1,000 people | 0.063 per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0165 per 1,000 people | 0.0855 per 1,000 people | 0.069 per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0255 per 1,000 people | 0.073 per 1,000 people | 0.0475 per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.019 per 1,000 people | 0.046 per 1,000 people | 0.027 per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.038 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.024 per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.038 per 1,000 people | 0.061 per 1,000 people | 0.023 per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
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, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.061 per 1,000 people against 0.038 per 1,000 people in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.023 per 1,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Niger ranks 194th and Papua New Guinea ranks 191st 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.