What is the difference in physicians between Egypt and Eswatini?

0.114 per 1,000 people, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eswatini?

7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.

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.

Egypt vs Eswatini: Physicians

Egypt

0.671 per 1,000 people

in 2020

Eswatini

0.557 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Egypt rank

134th

Eswatini rank

136th

Physicians over time

Egypt
Eswatini

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.671 per 1,000 people against 0.557 per 1,000 people in Eswatini, a difference of 0.114 per 1,000 people.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 134th and Eswatini ranks 136th of 194 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.391 per 1,000 people	0.104 per 1,000 people	0.287 per 1,000 people	Egypt
1970s	0.527 per 1,000 people	0.124 per 1,000 people	0.403 per 1,000 people	Egypt
2000s	0.494 per 1,000 people	0.15 per 1,000 people	0.344 per 1,000 people	Egypt
2010s	0.7407 per 1,000 people	0.1703 per 1,000 people	0.5703 per 1,000 people	Egypt
2020s	0.671 per 1,000 people	0.138 per 1,000 people	0.533 per 1,000 people	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Egypt or Eswatini?: Egypt, at 0.671 per 1,000 people against 0.557 per 1,000 people in Eswatini as of 2020.
What is the difference in physicians between Egypt and Eswatini?: 0.114 per 1,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eswatini?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Eswatini rank globally for physicians?: Egypt ranks 134th and Eswatini ranks 136th 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.