What is the difference in physicians between Guinea and Uganda?

0.019 per 1,000 people, with Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Uganda?

9 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 vs Uganda: Physicians

Guinea

0.21 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Uganda

0.191 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Guinea rank

164th

Uganda rank

167th

Physicians over time

Guinea
Uganda

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.21 per 1,000 people against 0.191 per 1,000 people in Uganda, a difference of 0.019 per 1,000 people.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Guinea ranks 164th and Uganda ranks 167th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.029 per 1,000 people	0.082 per 1,000 people	0.053 per 1,000 people	Uganda
1970s	0.02 per 1,000 people	0.108 per 1,000 people	0.088 per 1,000 people	Uganda
1980s	0.022 per 1,000 people	0.0465 per 1,000 people	0.0245 per 1,000 people	Uganda
2000s	0.1055 per 1,000 people	0.1005 per 1,000 people	0.005 per 1,000 people	Guinea
2010s	0.083 per 1,000 people	0.097 per 1,000 people	0.014 per 1,000 people	Uganda
2020s	0.21 per 1,000 people	0.191 per 1,000 people	0.019 per 1,000 people	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Guinea or Uganda?: Guinea, at 0.21 per 1,000 people against 0.191 per 1,000 people in Uganda as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Guinea and Uganda?: 0.019 per 1,000 people, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Uganda?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Guinea and Uganda rank globally for physicians?: Guinea ranks 164th and Uganda ranks 167th 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.