Rwanda vs Yemen: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita

Rwanda
0.09 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Yemen
0.098 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda rank
184th
Yemen rank
183rd

Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Rwanda
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.098 per 1,000 people against 0.09 per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.008 per 1,000 people.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 184th and Yemen ranks 183rd of 194 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 0.011 per 1,000 people 0.0275 per 1,000 people 0.0165 per 1,000 people Yemen
1970s 0.017 per 1,000 people 0.029 per 1,000 people 0.012 per 1,000 people Yemen
1980s 0.029 per 1,000 people 0.158 per 1,000 people 0.129 per 1,000 people Yemen
2000s 0.052 per 1,000 people 0.285 per 1,000 people 0.233 per 1,000 people Yemen
2010s 0.089 per 1,000 people 0.27 per 1,000 people 0.181 per 1,000 people Yemen
2020s 0.109 per 1,000 people 0.1717 per 1,000 people 0.0627 per 1,000 people Yemen

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 Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.098 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 Yemen?
0.008 per 1,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Yemen?
12 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Rwanda and Yemen rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
Rwanda ranks 184th and Yemen ranks 183rd 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

Indicator
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.