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

0.009 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.

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

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 Mauritania: Physicians

Guinea-Bissau

0.252 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Mauritania

0.261 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Guinea-Bissau rank

156th

Mauritania rank

155th

Physicians over time

Guinea-Bissau
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.261 per 1,000 people against 0.252 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.009 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th and Mauritania ranks 155th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.045 per 1,000 people	0.024 per 1,000 people	0.021 per 1,000 people	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	0.052 per 1,000 people	0.056 per 1,000 people	0.004 per 1,000 people	Mauritania
1980s	0.144 per 1,000 people	0.113 per 1,000 people	0.031 per 1,000 people	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.11 per 1,000 people	0.1225 per 1,000 people	0.0125 per 1,000 people	Mauritania
2010s	0.2495 per 1,000 people	0.1855 per 1,000 people	0.064 per 1,000 people	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.221 per 1,000 people	0.2277 per 1,000 people	0.0067 per 1,000 people	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 0.261 per 1,000 people against 0.252 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?: 0.009 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania rank globally for physicians?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th and Mauritania ranks 155th 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.