Gabon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Gabon
0.521 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
0.464 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Gabon rank
141st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
144th

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Gabon
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.521 per 1,000 people against 0.464 per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.057 per 1,000 people.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Gabon ranks 141st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.117 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people 0.183 per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 0.191 per 1,000 people 0.233 per 1,000 people 0.042 per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.4613 per 1,000 people 0.5007 per 1,000 people 0.0393 per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.278 per 1,000 people 0.514 per 1,000 people 0.236 per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.603 per 1,000 people 0.492 per 1,000 people 0.111 per 1,000 people Gabon
2020s 0.521 per 1,000 people 0.464 per 1,000 people 0.057 per 1,000 people Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Gabon or Sao Tome and Principe?
Gabon, at 0.521 per 1,000 people against 0.464 per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.057 per 1,000 people, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
8 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Gabon ranks 141st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th 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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