What is the difference in physicians between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?

0 per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?

15 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.

Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Physicians

Cameroon

0.136 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Zimbabwe

0.136 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Cameroon rank

178th

Zimbabwe rank

178th

Physicians over time

Cameroon
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.136 per 1,000 people against 0.136 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Cameroon ranks 178th and Zimbabwe ranks 178th of 194 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0355 per 1,000 people	0.1635 per 1,000 people	0.128 per 1,000 people	Zimbabwe
1970s	0.053 per 1,000 people	0.16 per 1,000 people	0.107 per 1,000 people	Zimbabwe
1990s	0.082 per 1,000 people	0.13 per 1,000 people	0.048 per 1,000 people	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.098 per 1,000 people	0.1149 per 1,000 people	0.0169 per 1,000 people	Zimbabwe
2010s	0.103 per 1,000 people	0.1333 per 1,000 people	0.0303 per 1,000 people	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.12 per 1,000 people	0.1303 per 1,000 people	0.0103 per 1,000 people	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?: Cameroon, at 0.136 per 1,000 people against 0.136 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?: 0 per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for physicians?: Cameroon ranks 178th and Zimbabwe ranks 178th 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: 06 August 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.