Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 0.172 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.172 per 1,000 people
World rank
172nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.272 per 1,000 people
in 1995
All-time low
0.087 per 1,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
25
1960–2022
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar, 1960–2022
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
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar is 0.172 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.272 per 1,000 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.087 per 1,000 people, in 2001.
Madagascar ranks 172nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.115 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.093 per 1,000 people | -19.1% |
| 1970 | 0.097 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.096 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.099 per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.101 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.12 per 1,000 people | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 0.272 per 1,000 people | +126.7% |
| 1996 | 0.107 per 1,000 people | -60.7% |
| 2001 | 0.087 per 1,000 people | -18.7% |
| 2002 | 0.13 per 1,000 people | +49.4% |
| 2003 | 0.141 per 1,000 people | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.149 per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.172 per 1,000 people | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.163 per 1,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.173 per 1,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.178 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.173 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.186 per 1,000 people | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.137 per 1,000 people | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.136 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.146 per 1,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.173 per 1,000 people | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 0.195 per 1,000 people | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.172 per 1,000 people | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.104 per 1,000 people | 0.093 per 1,000 people | 0.115 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0965 per 1,000 people | 0.096 per 1,000 people | 0.097 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1 per 1,000 people | 0.099 per 1,000 people | 0.101 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1663 per 1,000 people | 0.107 per 1,000 people | 0.272 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1518 per 1,000 people | 0.087 per 1,000 people | 0.178 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1622 per 1,000 people | 0.136 per 1,000 people | 0.195 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.172 per 1,000 people | 0.172 per 1,000 people | 0.172 per 1,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 169 Liberia 0.178 per 1,000 people compare
- 170 Mozambique 0.175 per 1,000 people compare
- 171 Congo 0.173 per 1,000 people compare
- 173 Côte d'Ivoire 0.166 per 1,000 people compare
- 174 Vanuatu 0.164 per 1,000 people compare
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 0.153 per 1,000 people compare
More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 66,816 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 16.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.239 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 143.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 16.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 1,083 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 648,847 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.156 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 93.46 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar was 0.172 per 1,000 people in 2022, 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.272 per 1,000 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.087 per 1,000 people in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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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.