Bangladesh vs Cape Verde: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Bangladesh
0.722 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cape Verde
0.73 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
132nd
Cape Verde rank
130th

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Cape Verde
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.73 per 1,000 people against 0.722 per 1,000 people in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.008 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 132nd and Cape Verde ranks 130th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Cape Verde in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Cape Verde Difference Ahead
1970s 0.119 per 1,000 people 0.082 per 1,000 people 0.037 per 1,000 people Bangladesh
1980s 0.132 per 1,000 people 0.2525 per 1,000 people 0.1205 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
2000s 0.306 per 1,000 people 0.3145 per 1,000 people 0.0085 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
2010s 0.4708 per 1,000 people 0.6301 per 1,000 people 0.1593 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
2020s 0.6943 per 1,000 people 0.7262 per 1,000 people 0.032 per 1,000 people Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Bangladesh or Cape Verde?
Cape Verde, at 0.73 per 1,000 people against 0.722 per 1,000 people in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Bangladesh and Cape Verde?
0.008 per 1,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cape Verde?
19 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Cape Verde rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Bangladesh ranks 132nd and Cape Verde ranks 130th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
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