Sierra Leone vs Yemen: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Sierra Leone
0.134 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Yemen
0.098 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
180th
Yemen rank
183rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sierra Leone
- Yemen
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.134 per 1,000 people against 0.098 per 1,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.036 per 1,000 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 180th and Yemen ranks 183rd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 0.0275 per 1,000 people | 0.0255 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.056 per 1,000 people | 0.029 per 1,000 people | 0.027 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 0.145 per 1,000 people | 0.092 per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.073 per 1,000 people | 0.23 per 1,000 people | 0.157 per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.0232 per 1,000 people | 0.29 per 1,000 people | 0.2668 per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1035 per 1,000 people | 0.1705 per 1,000 people | 0.067 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, Sierra Leone or Yemen?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.134 per 1,000 people against 0.098 per 1,000 people in Yemen as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 0.036 per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Sierra Leone and Yemen rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 180th 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.