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

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

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

14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.

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 Nicaragua: Physicians

Cape Verde

0.73 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Nicaragua

0.682 per 1,000 people

in 2018

Cape Verde rank

130th

Nicaragua rank

133rd

Physicians over time

Cape Verde
Nicaragua

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.73 per 1,000 people against 0.682 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.048 per 1,000 people.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 130th and Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 194 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.077 per 1,000 people	0.34 per 1,000 people	0.263 per 1,000 people	Nicaragua
1970s	0.082 per 1,000 people	0.453 per 1,000 people	0.371 per 1,000 people	Nicaragua
1980s	0.259 per 1,000 people	0.4435 per 1,000 people	0.1845 per 1,000 people	Nicaragua
2000s	0.136 per 1,000 people	0.714 per 1,000 people	0.578 per 1,000 people	Nicaragua
2010s	0.6176 per 1,000 people	0.8712 per 1,000 people	0.2537 per 1,000 people	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Cape Verde or Nicaragua?: Cape Verde, at 0.73 per 1,000 people against 0.682 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Cape Verde and Nicaragua?: 0.048 per 1,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nicaragua?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Cape Verde and Nicaragua rank globally for physicians?: Cape Verde ranks 130th and Nicaragua ranks 133rd 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.