What is the difference in physicians between Afghanistan and Zambia?

0.007 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.

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

13 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 Zambia: Physicians

Afghanistan

0.317 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Zambia

0.324 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Afghanistan rank

151st

Zambia rank

150th

Physicians over time

Afghanistan
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.324 per 1,000 people against 0.317 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.007 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 150th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.049 per 1,000 people	0.0975 per 1,000 people	0.0485 per 1,000 people	Zambia
1970s	0.065 per 1,000 people	0.073 per 1,000 people	0.008 per 1,000 people	Zambia
1980s	0.077 per 1,000 people	0.126 per 1,000 people	0.049 per 1,000 people	Zambia
1990s	0.109 per 1,000 people	0.092 per 1,000 people	0.017 per 1,000 people	Afghanistan
2000s	0.1897 per 1,000 people	0.058 per 1,000 people	0.1317 per 1,000 people	Afghanistan
2010s	0.2612 per 1,000 people	0.1527 per 1,000 people	0.1085 per 1,000 people	Afghanistan
2020s	0.253 per 1,000 people	0.253 per 1,000 people	0 per 1,000 people	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Afghanistan or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.324 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 Zambia?: 0.007 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for physicians?: Afghanistan ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 150th 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: 20 August 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.