Bangladesh vs Egypt: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Bangladesh
0.722 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Egypt
0.671 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
132nd
Egypt rank
134th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.722 per 1,000 people against 0.671 per 1,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.051 per 1,000 people.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 132nd and Egypt ranks 134th of 194 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.123 per 1,000 people | 0.435 per 1,000 people | 0.312 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.119 per 1,000 people | 0.527 per 1,000 people | 0.408 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.26 per 1,000 people | 0.494 per 1,000 people | 0.234 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.5302 per 1,000 people | 0.7353 per 1,000 people | 0.2052 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.661 per 1,000 people | 0.671 per 1,000 people | 0.01 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Bangladesh, at 0.722 per 1,000 people against 0.671 per 1,000 people in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 0.051 per 1,000 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Bangladesh ranks 132nd and Egypt ranks 134th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) β 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.