Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Sierra Leone
0.134 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Zimbabwe
0.136 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
180th
Zimbabwe rank
178th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.136 per 1,000 people against 0.134 per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.002 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 180th and Zimbabwe ranks 178th of 194 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 0.1635 per 1,000 people | 0.1105 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.055 per 1,000 people | 0.16 per 1,000 people | 0.105 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.0555 per 1,000 people | 0.15 per 1,000 people | 0.0945 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.0232 per 1,000 people | 0.1143 per 1,000 people | 0.0911 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.039 per 1,000 people | 0.1308 per 1,000 people | 0.0917 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.1035 per 1,000 people | 0.1275 per 1,000 people | 0.024 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.136 per 1,000 people against 0.134 per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 0.002 per 1,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 180th and Zimbabwe ranks 178th 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.