What is the difference in physicians between Eswatini, Kingdom of and Samoa?

0.004 per 1,000 people, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini, Kingdom of and Samoa?

6 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.

Eswatini, Kingdom of vs Samoa: Physicians

Eswatini, Kingdom of

0.557 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Samoa

0.561 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Eswatini, Kingdom of rank

136th

Samoa rank

135th

Physicians over time

Eswatini, Kingdom of
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.561 per 1,000 people against 0.557 per 1,000 people in Eswatini, Kingdom of, a difference of 0.004 per 1,000 people.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Eswatini, Kingdom of ranks 136th and Samoa ranks 135th of 194 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini, Kingdom of	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.104 per 1,000 people	0.441 per 1,000 people	0.337 per 1,000 people	Samoa
1970s	0.124 per 1,000 people	0.35 per 1,000 people	0.226 per 1,000 people	Samoa
1990s	0.151 per 1,000 people	0.344 per 1,000 people	0.193 per 1,000 people	Samoa
2000s	0.15 per 1,000 people	0.27 per 1,000 people	0.12 per 1,000 people	Samoa
2010s	0.093 per 1,000 people	0.329 per 1,000 people	0.236 per 1,000 people	Samoa
2020s	0.138 per 1,000 people	0.562 per 1,000 people	0.424 per 1,000 people	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Eswatini, Kingdom of or Samoa?: Samoa, at 0.561 per 1,000 people against 0.557 per 1,000 people in Eswatini, Kingdom of as of 2021.
What is the difference in physicians between Eswatini, Kingdom of and Samoa?: 0.004 per 1,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini, Kingdom of and Samoa?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Eswatini, Kingdom of and Samoa rank globally for physicians?: Eswatini, Kingdom of ranks 136th and Samoa ranks 135th 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.