Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Physicians
Cameroon
0.136 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea
0.153 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Cameroon rank
178th
Equatorial Guinea rank
175th
Physicians over time
- Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.153 per 1,000 people against 0.136 per 1,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.017 per 1,000 people.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 178th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 175th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.034 per 1,000 people | 0.167 per 1,000 people | 0.133 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.034 per 1,000 people | 0.086 per 1,000 people | 0.052 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 0.2635 per 1,000 people | 0.1855 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.188 per 1,000 people | 0.17 per 1,000 people | 0.018 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.136 per 1,000 people | 0.153 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physicians, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 0.153 per 1,000 people against 0.136 per 1,000 people in Cameroon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in physicians between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.017 per 1,000 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for physicians?
- Cameroon ranks 178th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 175th 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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About this data
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.