Which has higher physicians, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.208 per 1,000 people against 0.191 per 1,000 people in Uganda as of 2022.

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

0.017 per 1,000 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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 Uganda: Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.208 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Uganda

0.191 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

165th

Uganda rank

167th

Physicians (per 1,000 people) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Uganda

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.208 per 1,000 people against 0.191 per 1,000 people in Uganda, a difference of 0.017 per 1,000 people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 165th and Uganda ranks 167th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0215 per 1,000 people	0.082 per 1,000 people	0.0605 per 1,000 people	Uganda
1970s	0.0355 per 1,000 people	0.108 per 1,000 people	0.0725 per 1,000 people	Uganda
2000s	0.107 per 1,000 people	0.081 per 1,000 people	0.026 per 1,000 people	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.208 per 1,000 people	0.191 per 1,000 people	0.017 per 1,000 people	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.208 per 1,000 people against 0.191 per 1,000 people in Uganda as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?: 0.017 per 1,000 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda rank globally for physicians?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 165th and Uganda ranks 167th 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.