India vs Nicaragua: Physicians

India
0.723 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Nicaragua
0.682 per 1,000 people
in 2018
India rank
131st
Nicaragua rank
133rd

Physicians over time

  • India
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.723 per 1,000 people against 0.682 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.041 per 1,000 people.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Globally, India ranks 131st and Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 194 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Physicians (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.