What is the difference in physicians between Cape Verde and India?

0.007 per 1,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and India?

11 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.

Cape Verde vs India: Physicians

Cape Verde

0.73 per 1,000 people

in 2023

India

0.723 per 1,000 people

in 2020

Cape Verde rank

130th

India rank

131st

Physicians over time

Cape Verde
India

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.73 per 1,000 people against 0.723 per 1,000 people in India, a difference of 0.007 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 130th and India ranks 131st of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and India in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	India	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.077 per 1,000 people	0.21 per 1,000 people	0.133 per 1,000 people	India
1970s	0.082 per 1,000 people	0.205 per 1,000 people	0.123 per 1,000 people	India
1980s	0.259 per 1,000 people	0.389 per 1,000 people	0.13 per 1,000 people	India
2010s	0.6747 per 1,000 people	0.7802 per 1,000 people	0.1055 per 1,000 people	India
2020s	0.725 per 1,000 people	0.723 per 1,000 people	0.002 per 1,000 people	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Cape Verde or India?: Cape Verde, at 0.73 per 1,000 people against 0.723 per 1,000 people in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Cape Verde and India?: 0.007 per 1,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and India?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Cape Verde and India rank globally for physicians?: Cape Verde ranks 130th and India ranks 131st 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.