Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Physicians

Senegal
0.109 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.134 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Senegal rank
182nd
Sierra Leone rank
180th

Physicians over time

  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.134 per 1,000 people against 0.109 per 1,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 0.025 per 1,000 people.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Globally, Senegal ranks 182nd and Sierra Leone ranks 180th 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.