What is the difference in physicians between Central African Republic and Chad?

0.011 per 1,000 people, with Chad ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Chad?

10 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.

Central African Republic vs Chad: Physicians

Central African Republic

0.074 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Chad

0.085 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

190th

Chad rank

187th

Physicians over time

Central African Republic
Chad

How they compare

Chad currently reports 0.085 per 1,000 people against 0.074 per 1,000 people in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.011 per 1,000 people.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 190th and Chad ranks 187th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Chad in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Chad	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.025 per 1,000 people	0.014 per 1,000 people	0.011 per 1,000 people	Central African Republic
1970s	0.023 per 1,000 people	0.016 per 1,000 people	0.007 per 1,000 people	Central African Republic
1980s	0.039 per 1,000 people	0.026 per 1,000 people	0.013 per 1,000 people	Central African Republic
2000s	0.079 per 1,000 people	0.035 per 1,000 people	0.044 per 1,000 people	Central African Republic
2010s	0.0695 per 1,000 people	0.049 per 1,000 people	0.0205 per 1,000 people	Central African Republic
2020s	0.0417 per 1,000 people	0.0743 per 1,000 people	0.0327 per 1,000 people	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Central African Republic or Chad?: Chad, at 0.085 per 1,000 people against 0.074 per 1,000 people in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Central African Republic and Chad?: 0.011 per 1,000 people, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Chad?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Chad rank globally for physicians?: Central African Republic ranks 190th and Chad ranks 187th 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.