What is the difference in physicians between Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?

0.006 per 1,000 people, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?

13 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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Madagascar: Physicians

Côte d'Ivoire

0.166 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Madagascar

0.172 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Côte d'Ivoire rank

173rd

Madagascar rank

172nd

Physicians over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.172 per 1,000 people against 0.166 per 1,000 people in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.006 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 173rd and Madagascar ranks 172nd of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0405 per 1,000 people	0.104 per 1,000 people	0.0635 per 1,000 people	Madagascar
1970s	0.064 per 1,000 people	0.097 per 1,000 people	0.033 per 1,000 people	Madagascar
1980s	0.071 per 1,000 people	0.101 per 1,000 people	0.03 per 1,000 people	Madagascar
1990s	0.089 per 1,000 people	0.1135 per 1,000 people	0.0245 per 1,000 people	Madagascar
2000s	0.1063 per 1,000 people	0.1663 per 1,000 people	0.06 per 1,000 people	Madagascar
2010s	0.235 per 1,000 people	0.1683 per 1,000 people	0.0667 per 1,000 people	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	0.162 per 1,000 people	0.172 per 1,000 people	0.01 per 1,000 people	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Côte d'Ivoire or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 0.172 per 1,000 people against 0.166 per 1,000 people in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?: 0.006 per 1,000 people, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar rank globally for physicians?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 173rd and Madagascar ranks 172nd 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.