What is the difference in physicians between Ghana and Kenya?

0.023 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?

17 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.

Ghana vs Kenya: Physicians

Ghana

0.266 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Kenya

0.289 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Ghana rank

154th

Kenya rank

153rd

Physicians over time

Ghana
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.289 per 1,000 people against 0.266 per 1,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 0.023 per 1,000 people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Ghana ranks 154th and Kenya ranks 153rd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.06 per 1,000 people	0.0835 per 1,000 people	0.0235 per 1,000 people	Kenya
1970s	0.078 per 1,000 people	0.126 per 1,000 people	0.048 per 1,000 people	Kenya
2000s	0.083 per 1,000 people	0.1593 per 1,000 people	0.0763 per 1,000 people	Kenya
2010s	0.1052 per 1,000 people	0.1807 per 1,000 people	0.0755 per 1,000 people	Kenya
2020s	0.1758 per 1,000 people	0.1742 per 1,000 people	0.0015 per 1,000 people	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Ghana or Kenya?: Kenya, at 0.289 per 1,000 people against 0.266 per 1,000 people in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Ghana and Kenya?: 0.023 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for physicians?: Ghana ranks 154th and Kenya ranks 153rd 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.