What is the difference in physicians between Gambia and Senegal?

0.019 per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?

13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Gambia vs Senegal: Physicians

Gambia

0.09 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Senegal

0.109 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Gambia rank

184th

Senegal rank

182nd

Physicians over time

Gambia
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.109 per 1,000 people against 0.09 per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.019 per 1,000 people.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.

Gambia ranks 184th and Senegal ranks 182nd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.043 per 1,000 people	0.044 per 1,000 people	0.001 per 1,000 people	Senegal
1970s	0.0405 per 1,000 people	0.062 per 1,000 people	0.0215 per 1,000 people	Senegal
1990s	0.035 per 1,000 people	0.093 per 1,000 people	0.058 per 1,000 people	Senegal
2000s	0.099 per 1,000 people	0.058 per 1,000 people	0.041 per 1,000 people	Gambia
2010s	0.0907 per 1,000 people	0.1215 per 1,000 people	0.0308 per 1,000 people	Senegal
2020s	0.094 per 1,000 people	0.1035 per 1,000 people	0.0095 per 1,000 people	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Gambia or Senegal?: Senegal, at 0.109 per 1,000 people against 0.09 per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Gambia and Senegal?: 0.019 per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for physicians?: Gambia ranks 184th and Senegal ranks 182nd 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.