Which has higher physicians, Central African Republic or Somalia?

Central African Republic, at 0.074 per 1,000 people against 0.048 per 1,000 people in Somalia as of 2023.

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

0.026 per 1,000 people, with Central African Republic ahead.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1993.

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 Somalia: Physicians

Central African Republic

0.074 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Somalia

0.048 per 1,000 people

in 2014

Central African Republic rank

190th

Somalia rank

193rd

Physicians over time

Central African Republic
Somalia

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.074 per 1,000 people against 0.048 per 1,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 0.026 per 1,000 people.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.5 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 190th and Somalia ranks 193rd of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.025 per 1,000 people	0.0255 per 1,000 people	0.0005 per 1,000 people	Somalia
1970s	0.023 per 1,000 people	0.037 per 1,000 people	0.014 per 1,000 people	Somalia
1980s	0.0435 per 1,000 people	0.0435 per 1,000 people	0 per 1,000 people	—
1990s	0.055 per 1,000 people	0.042 per 1,000 people	0.013 per 1,000 people	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Central African Republic or Somalia?: Central African Republic, at 0.074 per 1,000 people against 0.048 per 1,000 people in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Central African Republic and Somalia?: 0.026 per 1,000 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1993.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for physicians?: Central African Republic ranks 190th and Somalia ranks 193rd 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: 03 September 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.