Rwanda vs Senegal: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Rwanda
0.09 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Senegal
0.109 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda rank
184th
Senegal rank
182nd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Rwanda
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.109 per 1,000 people against 0.09 per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.019 per 1,000 people.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Rwanda ranks 184th and Senegal ranks 182nd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.011 per 1,000 people | 0.0475 per 1,000 people | 0.0365 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.017 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.045 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.031 per 1,000 people | 0.079 per 1,000 people | 0.048 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.0505 per 1,000 people | 0.058 per 1,000 people | 0.0075 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.1164 per 1,000 people | 0.1519 per 1,000 people | 0.0355 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.109 per 1,000 people | 0.1017 per 1,000 people | 0.0073 per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
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, Rwanda or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.109 per 1,000 people against 0.09 per 1,000 people in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Rwanda and Senegal?
- 0.019 per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Senegal?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Rwanda and Senegal rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 184th and Senegal ranks 182nd 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.