What is the difference in physicians between Afghanistan and Laos?

0.014 per 1,000 people, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?

15 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Laos: Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Afghanistan

0.317 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Laos

0.331 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Afghanistan rank

151st

Laos rank

149th

Physicians (per 1,000 people) over time

Afghanistan
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.331 per 1,000 people against 0.317 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.014 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 151st and Laos ranks 149th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.049 per 1,000 people	0.0305 per 1,000 people	0.0185 per 1,000 people	Afghanistan
1970s	0.065 per 1,000 people	0.066 per 1,000 people	0.001 per 1,000 people	Laos
1990s	0.109 per 1,000 people	0.234 per 1,000 people	0.125 per 1,000 people	Laos
2000s	0.22 per 1,000 people	0.197 per 1,000 people	0.023 per 1,000 people	Afghanistan
2010s	0.2689 per 1,000 people	0.3657 per 1,000 people	0.0968 per 1,000 people	Laos
2020s	0.253 per 1,000 people	0.356 per 1,000 people	0.103 per 1,000 people	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Afghanistan or Laos?: Laos, at 0.331 per 1,000 people against 0.317 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Afghanistan and Laos?: 0.014 per 1,000 people, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Laos rank globally for physicians?: Afghanistan ranks 151st and Laos ranks 149th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 29 October 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.