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

0.002 per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

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

8 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.

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 Sudan: Physicians

Guinea-Bissau

0.252 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Sudan

0.25 per 1,000 people

in 2017

Guinea-Bissau rank

156th

Sudan rank

157th

Physicians over time

Guinea-Bissau
Sudan

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.252 per 1,000 people against 0.25 per 1,000 people in Sudan, a difference of 0.002 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th and Sudan ranks 157th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.045 per 1,000 people	0.03 per 1,000 people	0.015 per 1,000 people	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	0.052 per 1,000 people	0.068 per 1,000 people	0.016 per 1,000 people	Sudan
1980s	0.141 per 1,000 people	0.11 per 1,000 people	0.031 per 1,000 people	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	0.1715 per 1,000 people	0.0975 per 1,000 people	0.074 per 1,000 people	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.0955 per 1,000 people	0.2845 per 1,000 people	0.189 per 1,000 people	Sudan
2010s	0.198 per 1,000 people	0.396 per 1,000 people	0.198 per 1,000 people	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Guinea-Bissau or Sudan?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.252 per 1,000 people against 0.25 per 1,000 people in Sudan as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Guinea-Bissau and Sudan?: 0.002 per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sudan?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sudan rank globally for physicians?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th and Sudan ranks 157th 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.