Senegal vs Yemen: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Senegal
0.109 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Yemen
0.098 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Senegal rank
182nd
Yemen rank
183rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Senegal
- Yemen
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.109 per 1,000 people against 0.098 per 1,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.011 per 1,000 people.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 182nd and Yemen ranks 183rd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0475 per 1,000 people | 0.0275 per 1,000 people | 0.02 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.063 per 1,000 people | 0.029 per 1,000 people | 0.034 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.079 per 1,000 people | 0.145 per 1,000 people | 0.066 per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.079 per 1,000 people | 0.1742 per 1,000 people | 0.0952 per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.058 per 1,000 people | 0.29 per 1,000 people | 0.232 per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1035 per 1,000 people | 0.1532 per 1,000 people | 0.0497 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, Senegal or Yemen?
- Senegal, at 0.109 per 1,000 people against 0.098 per 1,000 people in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Senegal and Yemen?
- 0.011 per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Yemen?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and Yemen rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Senegal ranks 182nd 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
Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.