Niger vs Somalia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Niger
0.038 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Somalia
0.048 per 1,000 people
in 2014
Niger rank
194th
Somalia rank
193rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.048 per 1,000 people against 0.038 per 1,000 people in Niger, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Niger's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 194th and Somalia ranks 193rd of 194 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0135 per 1,000 people | 0.0255 per 1,000 people | 0.012 per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0165 per 1,000 people | 0.0375 per 1,000 people | 0.021 per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.025 per 1,000 people | 0.071 per 1,000 people | 0.046 per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.035 per 1,000 people | 0.04 per 1,000 people | 0.005 per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.027 per 1,000 people | 0.048 per 1,000 people | 0.021 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, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.048 per 1,000 people against 0.038 per 1,000 people in Niger as of 2014.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Niger ranks 194th 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.