What is the difference in physicians between Benin and Lesotho?

0.019 per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?

10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

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.

Benin vs Lesotho: Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Benin

0.216 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Lesotho

0.235 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Benin rank

161st

Lesotho rank

160th

Physicians (per 1,000 people) over time

Benin
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.235 per 1,000 people against 0.216 per 1,000 people in Benin, a difference of 0.019 per 1,000 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Benin ranks 161st and Lesotho ranks 160th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.035 per 1,000 people	0.045 per 1,000 people	0.01 per 1,000 people	Lesotho
1970s	0.034 per 1,000 people	0.032 per 1,000 people	0.002 per 1,000 people	Benin
1980s	0.073 per 1,000 people	0.071 per 1,000 people	0.002 per 1,000 people	Benin
1990s	0.0553 per 1,000 people	0.049 per 1,000 people	0.0063 per 1,000 people	Benin
2010s	0.0625 per 1,000 people	0.263 per 1,000 people	0.2005 per 1,000 people	Lesotho
2020s	0.19 per 1,000 people	0.235 per 1,000 people	0.045 per 1,000 people	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Benin or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 0.235 per 1,000 people against 0.216 per 1,000 people in Benin as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Benin and Lesotho?: 0.019 per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for physicians?: Benin ranks 161st and Lesotho ranks 160th 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.