Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Senegal
0.109 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.134 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Senegal rank
182nd
Sierra Leone rank
180th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.134 per 1,000 people against 0.109 per 1,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 0.025 per 1,000 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Senegal ranks 182nd and Sierra Leone ranks 180th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0475 per 1,000 people | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 0.0055 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.055 per 1,000 people | 0.007 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.079 per 1,000 people | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 0.026 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.093 per 1,000 people | 0.073 per 1,000 people | 0.02 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.058 per 1,000 people | 0.0232 per 1,000 people | 0.0347 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.088 per 1,000 people | 0.033 per 1,000 people | 0.055 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.103 per 1,000 people | 0.1035 per 1,000 people | 0.0005 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
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, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.134 per 1,000 people against 0.109 per 1,000 people in Senegal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 0.025 per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Senegal ranks 182nd and Sierra Leone ranks 180th 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.