Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 0.379 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Botswana, 1960–2023
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Botswana stood at 0.379 per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.433 per 1,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.036 per 1,000 people, in 1965.
That places Botswana 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.042 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.036 per 1,000 people | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.064 per 1,000 people | +77.8% |
| 1975 | 0.133 per 1,000 people | +107.8% |
| 1980 | 0.123 per 1,000 people | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.134 per 1,000 people | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.144 per 1,000 people | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2 per 1,000 people | +38.9% |
| 1989 | 0.194 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.194 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.238 per 1,000 people | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 0.264 per 1,000 people | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.309 per 1,000 people | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.298 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.298 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.307 per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.296 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.396 per 1,000 people | +33.8% |
| 2005 | 0.253 per 1,000 people | -36.1% |
| 2006 | 0.315 per 1,000 people | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 0.371 per 1,000 people | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 0.367 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.348 per 1,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.403 per 1,000 people | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.395 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.388 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.371 per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.402 per 1,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.395 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.433 per 1,000 people | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.422 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.407 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.379 per 1,000 people | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.039 per 1,000 people | 0.036 per 1,000 people | 0.042 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0985 per 1,000 people | 0.064 per 1,000 people | 0.133 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.159 per 1,000 people | 0.123 per 1,000 people | 0.2 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2512 per 1,000 people | 0.194 per 1,000 people | 0.309 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.3249 per 1,000 people | 0.253 per 1,000 people | 0.396 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3923 per 1,000 people | 0.371 per 1,000 people | 0.403 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4103 per 1,000 people | 0.379 per 1,000 people | 0.433 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Botswana?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Botswana was 0.379 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.433 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.036 per 1,000 people in 1965.
- How does Botswana rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Botswana ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.