Cape Verde vs East Timor: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Cape Verde
0.73 per 1,000 people
in 2023
East Timor
0.752 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Cape Verde rank
130th
East Timor rank
127th

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Cape Verde
  • East Timor
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How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.752 per 1,000 people against 0.73 per 1,000 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.022 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 130th and East Timor ranks 127th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3145 per 1,000 people 0.063 per 1,000 people 0.2515 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
2010s 0.6328 per 1,000 people 0.5459 per 1,000 people 0.0869 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
2020s 0.725 per 1,000 people 0.752 per 1,000 people 0.027 per 1,000 people East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Cape Verde or East Timor?
East Timor, at 0.752 per 1,000 people against 0.73 per 1,000 people in Cape Verde as of 2020.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Cape Verde and East Timor?
0.022 per 1,000 people, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and East Timor?
11 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Cape Verde and East Timor rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Cape Verde ranks 130th and East Timor ranks 127th 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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About this data

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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