What is the difference in physicians between Botswana and Jamaica?

0.081 per 1,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jamaica?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Botswana vs Jamaica: Physicians

Botswana

0.379 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Jamaica

0.46 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Botswana rank

148th

Jamaica rank

145th

Physicians over time

Botswana
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.46 per 1,000 people against 0.379 per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.081 per 1,000 people.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 148th and Jamaica ranks 145th of 194 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.039 per 1,000 people	0.444 per 1,000 people	0.405 per 1,000 people	Jamaica
1970s	0.064 per 1,000 people	0.38 per 1,000 people	0.316 per 1,000 people	Jamaica
1980s	0.134 per 1,000 people	0.359 per 1,000 people	0.225 per 1,000 people	Jamaica
1990s	0.194 per 1,000 people	0.472 per 1,000 people	0.278 per 1,000 people	Jamaica
2000s	0.3315 per 1,000 people	0.6265 per 1,000 people	0.295 per 1,000 people	Jamaica
2010s	0.387 per 1,000 people	0.4607 per 1,000 people	0.0737 per 1,000 people	Jamaica
2020s	0.379 per 1,000 people	0.46 per 1,000 people	0.081 per 1,000 people	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Botswana or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 0.46 per 1,000 people against 0.379 per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Botswana and Jamaica?: 0.081 per 1,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jamaica?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Jamaica rank globally for physicians?: Botswana ranks 148th and Jamaica ranks 145th 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.