India vs Nicaragua: Physicians

India
0.723 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Nicaragua
0.682 per 1,000 people
in 2018
India rank
131st
Nicaragua rank
133rd

Physicians over time

  • India
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.723 per 1,000 people against 0.682 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.041 per 1,000 people.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

India ranks 131st and Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 194 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2075 per 1,000 people 0.359 per 1,000 people 0.1515 per 1,000 people Nicaragua
1970s 0.2045 per 1,000 people 0.4565 per 1,000 people 0.252 per 1,000 people Nicaragua
1980s 0.361 per 1,000 people 0.4875 per 1,000 people 0.1265 per 1,000 people Nicaragua
2010s 0.7584 per 1,000 people 0.899 per 1,000 people 0.1406 per 1,000 people Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, India or Nicaragua?
India, at 0.723 per 1,000 people against 0.682 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2020.
What is the difference in physicians between India and Nicaragua?
0.041 per 1,000 people, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nicaragua?
13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do India and Nicaragua rank globally for physicians?
India ranks 131st and Nicaragua ranks 133rd 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

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.