Stark Differences: Health Resources In The World’s Richest And Poorest Countries

Key measures of health and well-being in the 20 poorest and richest countries.

Poorest Countries

Somalia
GNI Per Person 130
Population 15,008,154
Life Expectancy 57.07 years
Median Age 16.7 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.02
Health Spending Per Person N/A
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.9
Burundi
GNI Per Person 280
Population 11,175,378
Life Expectancy 61.25 years
Median Age 17.3 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.10
Health Spending Per Person $23.5
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.8
Malawi
GNI Per Person 360
Population 18,143,315
Life Expectancy 63.8 years
Median Age 18.1 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.04
Health Spending Per Person $32.26
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 1.3
Niger
GNI Per Person 390
Population 22,442,948
Life Expectancy 62.02 years
Median Age 15.2 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.04
Health Spending Per Person $29.26
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.3
Mozambique
GNI Per Person 460
Population 29,495,962
Life Expectancy 60.16 years
Median Age 17.6 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.08
Health Spending Per Person $21.07
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.7
Sierra Leone
GNI Per Person 490
Population 7,650,154
Life Expectancy 54.31 years
Median Age 19.4 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.03
Health Spending Per Person $66.4
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.4
Democratic Republic of the Congo
GNI Per Person 490
Population 84,068,091
Life Expectancy 60.37 years
Median Age 17 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.07
Health Spending Per Person $19.43
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.8
Central African Republic
GNI Per Person 490
Population 4,666,377
Life Expectancy 52.8 years
Median Age 17.6 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.07
Health Spending Per Person $24.15
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 1
Madagascar
GNI Per Person 510
Population 26,262,368
Life Expectancy 66.68 years
Median Age 19.6 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.18
Health Spending Per Person $24.67
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.2
Afghanistan
GNI Per Person 550
Population 37,172,386
Life Expectancy 64.49 years
Median Age 18.4 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.28
Health Spending Per Person $67.12
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.5
Liberia
GNI Per Person 610
Population 4,818,977
Life Expectancy 63.73 years
Median Age 19.4 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.04
Health Spending Per Person $56.6
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.8
Uganda
GNI Per Person 620
Population 42,723,139
Life Expectancy 62.97 years
Median Age 16.7 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.17
Health Spending Per Person $38.43
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.5
Togo
GNI Per Person 660
Population 7,889,094
Life Expectancy 60.76 years
Median Age 19.4 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.08
Health Spending Per Person $38.05
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.7
Chad
GNI Per Person 670
Population 15,477,751
Life Expectancy 53.98 years
Median Age 16.6 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.04
Health Spending Per Person $29.73
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.4
Burkina Faso
GNI Per Person 670
Population 19,751,535
Life Expectancy 61.17 years
Median Age 17.6 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.08
Health Spending Per Person $44.4
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.4
Gambia
GNI Per Person 710
Population 2,280,102
Life Expectancy 61.74 years
Median Age 17.8 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.10
Health Spending Per Person $23.27
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 1.1
Eritrea
GNI Per Person 720
Population 3,213,972
Life Expectancy 65.94 years
Median Age 19.2 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.06
Health Spending Per Person $32.91
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.7
Guinea-Bissau
GNI Per Person 750
Population 1,874,309
Life Expectancy 58 years
Median Age 18.8 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.13
Health Spending Per Person $52.36
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 1
Rwanda
GNI Per Person 780
Population 12,301,939
Life Expectancy 68.7 years
Median Age 20 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.13
Health Spending Per Person $49.2
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 1.6
Ethiopia
GNI Per Person 790
Population 109,224,559
Life Expectancy 66.24 years
Median Age 19.5 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 0.08
Health Spending Per Person $25.26
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 0.3

Richest Countries

Japan
GNI Per Person 41,310
Population 126,529,100
Life Expectancy 84.21 years
Median Age 48.4 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 2.41
Health Spending Per Person $4,168.986
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 13.05
United Kingdom
GNI Per Person 41,770
Population 66,460,344
Life Expectancy 81.36 years
Median Age 40.5 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 2.81
Health Spending Per Person $3,858.674
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 2.54
Canada
GNI Per Person 44,940
Population 37,057,765
Life Expectancy 81.95 years
Median Age 41.1 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 2.61
Health Spending Per Person $4,754.948
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 2.5
Belgium
GNI Per Person 45,910
Population 11,433,256
Life Expectancy 81.6 years
Median Age 41.9 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 3.07
Health Spending Per Person $4,507.356
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 5.64
Germany
GNI Per Person 47,090
Population 82,905,782
Life Expectancy 80.99 years
Median Age 45.7 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 4.25
Health Spending Per Person $5,033.452
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 8
Finland
GNI Per Person 48,280
Population 5,515,525
Life Expectancy 81.83 years
Median Age 43.1 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 3.81
Health Spending Per Person $4,205.743
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 3.28
Austria
GNI Per Person 49,310
Population 8,840,521
Life Expectancy 81.64 years
Median Age 43.5 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 5.17
Health Spending Per Person $4,939.875
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 7.37
Netherlands
GNI Per Person 51,260
Population 17,231,624
Life Expectancy 81.76 years
Median Age 43.3 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 3.61
Health Spending Per Person $4,911.44
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 3.32
Australia
GNI Per Person 53,230
Population 24,982,688
Life Expectancy 82.75 years
Median Age 37.9 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 3.68
Health Spending Per Person $5,331.818
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 3.84
Sweden
GNI Per Person 55,490
Population 10,175,214
Life Expectancy 82.51 years
Median Age 41.1 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 3.98
Health Spending Per Person $5,904.584
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 2.22
Singapore
GNI Per Person 58,770
Population 5,638,676
Life Expectancy 83.15 years
Median Age 42.2 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 2.29
Health Spending Per Person $2,618.712
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 2.4
Denmark
GNI Per Person 60,140
Population 5,793,636
Life Expectancy 81.35 years
Median Age 42.3 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 4.01
Health Spending Per Person $5,800.151
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 2.5
Qatar
GNI Per Person 61,150
Population 2,781,677
Life Expectancy 80.1 years
Median Age 32.3 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 2.49
Health Spending Per Person $1,649.186
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 1.2
Ireland
GNI Per Person 61,390
Population 4,867,309
Life Expectancy 82.61 years
Median Age 38.2 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 3.31
Health Spending Per Person $4,976.862
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 2.96
United States
GNI Per Person 63,080
Population 326,687,501
Life Expectancy 78.54 years
Median Age 38.3 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 2.61
Health Spending Per Person $10,246.139
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 2.77
Iceland
GNI Per Person 67,960
Population 352,721
Life Expectancy 82.66 years
Median Age 37.5 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 4.08
Health Spending Per Person $6,086.312
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 2.91
Luxembourg
GNI Per Person 70,870
Population 607,950
Life Expectancy 82.1 years
Median Age 39.7 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 3.01
Health Spending Per Person $5,782.628
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 4.51
Norway
GNI Per Person 80,610
Population 5,311,916
Life Expectancy 82.81 years
Median Age 39.8 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 2.92
Health Spending Per Person $7,936.375
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 3.6
Switzerland
GNI Per Person 84,410
Population 8,513,227
Life Expectancy 83.55 years
Median Age 43.1 years
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) 4.30
Health Spending Per Person $9,956.26
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 4.53
Liechtenstein
GNI Per Person 116,430
Population 37,910
Life Expectancy 83.75 years
Median Age N/A
Physicians (Per 1,000 People) N/A
Health Spending Per Person N/A
Hospital Beds (Per 1,000 People) 2.4

Notes

Rankings are based on gross national income (GNI) per person. The numbers are the most current data for each country for each metric. Only countries as defined by the United Nations are included.