Bangladesh vs Nicaragua: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Bangladesh
0.722 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.682 per 1,000 people
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
132nd
Nicaragua rank
133rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Bangladesh
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.722 per 1,000 people against 0.682 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 132nd and Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.123 per 1,000 people | 0.378 per 1,000 people | 0.255 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.119 per 1,000 people | 0.453 per 1,000 people | 0.334 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.12 per 1,000 people | 0.416 per 1,000 people | 0.296 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.1927 per 1,000 people | 0.7777 per 1,000 people | 0.585 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.3085 per 1,000 people | 0.5517 per 1,000 people | 0.2432 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.4531 per 1,000 people | 0.8712 per 1,000 people | 0.4181 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Bangladesh or Nicaragua?
- Bangladesh, at 0.722 per 1,000 people against 0.682 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Bangladesh and Nicaragua?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nicaragua?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and Nicaragua rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Bangladesh ranks 132nd and Nicaragua ranks 133rd 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.