What is the difference in physicians between Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?

0.019 per 1,000 people, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?

7 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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Madagascar: Physicians

Equatorial Guinea

0.153 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Madagascar

0.172 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Equatorial Guinea rank

175th

Madagascar rank

172nd

Physicians over time

Equatorial Guinea
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.172 per 1,000 people against 0.153 per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.019 per 1,000 people.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 175th and Madagascar ranks 172nd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.167 per 1,000 people	0.115 per 1,000 people	0.052 per 1,000 people	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	0.086 per 1,000 people	0.097 per 1,000 people	0.011 per 1,000 people	Madagascar
1990s	0.245 per 1,000 people	0.1663 per 1,000 people	0.0787 per 1,000 people	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.17 per 1,000 people	0.149 per 1,000 people	0.021 per 1,000 people	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.153 per 1,000 people	0.172 per 1,000 people	0.019 per 1,000 people	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 0.172 per 1,000 people against 0.153 per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?: 0.019 per 1,000 people, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for physicians?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 175th 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.