Portugal vs Seychelles: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Portugal
5.85 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Seychelles
6.6 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Portugal rank
5th
Seychelles rank
3rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Portugal
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 6.6 per 1,000 people against 5.85 per 1,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.75 per 1,000 people.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 5th and Seychelles ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8 per 1,000 people | 0.312 per 1,000 people | 0.488 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 0.221 per 1,000 people | 0.829 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.94 per 1,000 people | 1.18 per 1,000 people | 1.77 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.63 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 2.59 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.66 per 1,000 people | 1.48 per 1,000 people | 3.18 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.78 per 1,000 people | 5.12 per 1,000 people | 0.665 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
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, Portugal or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 6.6 per 1,000 people against 5.85 per 1,000 people in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Portugal and Seychelles?
- 0.75 per 1,000 people, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Seychelles?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Seychelles rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Portugal ranks 5th and Seychelles ranks 3rd 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.