What is the difference in physicians between Eritrea, The State of and Rwanda?

0.002 per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea, The State of and Rwanda?

18 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Eritrea, The State of vs Rwanda: Physicians

Eritrea, The State of

0.088 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Rwanda

0.09 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Eritrea, The State of rank

186th

Rwanda rank

184th

Physicians over time

Eritrea, The State of
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.09 per 1,000 people against 0.088 per 1,000 people in Eritrea, The State of, a difference of 0.002 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Rwanda ahead.

Eritrea, The State of ranks 186th and Rwanda ranks 184th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea, The State of averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea, The State of	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.019 per 1,000 people	0.04 per 1,000 people	0.021 per 1,000 people	Rwanda
2000s	0.049 per 1,000 people	0.0398 per 1,000 people	0.0092 per 1,000 people	Eritrea, The State of
2010s	0.0652 per 1,000 people	0.0968 per 1,000 people	0.0315 per 1,000 people	Rwanda
2020s	0.087 per 1,000 people	0.109 per 1,000 people	0.022 per 1,000 people	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Eritrea, The State of or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 0.09 per 1,000 people against 0.088 per 1,000 people in Eritrea, The State of as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Eritrea, The State of and Rwanda?: 0.002 per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea, The State of and Rwanda?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Eritrea, The State of and Rwanda rank globally for physicians?: Eritrea, The State of ranks 186th and Rwanda ranks 184th 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: 06 August 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.