What is the difference in physicians between Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?

0.037 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?

10 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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya: Physicians

Guinea-Bissau

0.252 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Kenya

0.289 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau rank

156th

Kenya rank

153rd

Physicians over time

Guinea-Bissau
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.289 per 1,000 people against 0.252 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.037 per 1,000 people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th and Kenya ranks 153rd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.045 per 1,000 people	0.092 per 1,000 people	0.047 per 1,000 people	Kenya
1970s	0.052 per 1,000 people	0.125 per 1,000 people	0.073 per 1,000 people	Kenya
1980s	0.144 per 1,000 people	0.154 per 1,000 people	0.01 per 1,000 people	Kenya
2000s	0.0665 per 1,000 people	0.17 per 1,000 people	0.1035 per 1,000 people	Kenya
2010s	0.1815 per 1,000 people	0.1685 per 1,000 people	0.013 per 1,000 people	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.221 per 1,000 people	0.136 per 1,000 people	0.085 per 1,000 people	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Guinea-Bissau or Kenya?: Kenya, at 0.289 per 1,000 people against 0.252 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?: 0.037 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Kenya rank globally for physicians?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th 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.