What is the difference in physicians between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?

0.002 per 1,000 people, with Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?

6 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea: Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.208 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Guinea

0.21 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

165th

Guinea rank

164th

Physicians (per 1,000 people) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Guinea

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.21 per 1,000 people against 0.208 per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.002 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 165th and Guinea ranks 164th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0215 per 1,000 people	0.029 per 1,000 people	0.0075 per 1,000 people	Guinea
1970s	0.035 per 1,000 people	0.02 per 1,000 people	0.015 per 1,000 people	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	0.066 per 1,000 people	0.134 per 1,000 people	0.068 per 1,000 people	Guinea
2000s	0.107 per 1,000 people	0.109 per 1,000 people	0.002 per 1,000 people	Guinea
2020s	0.208 per 1,000 people	0.21 per 1,000 people	0.002 per 1,000 people	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea?: Guinea, at 0.21 per 1,000 people against 0.208 per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?: 0.002 per 1,000 people, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea rank globally for physicians?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 165th and Guinea ranks 164th 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: 29 October 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.