Which has higher physicians, Jamaica or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.464 per 1,000 people against 0.46 per 1,000 people in Jamaica as of 2022.

What is the difference in physicians between Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.004 per 1,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?

5 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.

Jamaica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Physicians

Jamaica

0.46 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

0.464 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Jamaica rank

145th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

144th

Physicians over time

Jamaica
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.464 per 1,000 people against 0.46 per 1,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.004 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 145th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.386 per 1,000 people	0.3 per 1,000 people	0.086 per 1,000 people	Jamaica
1970s	0.38 per 1,000 people	0.233 per 1,000 people	0.147 per 1,000 people	Jamaica
1980s	0.359 per 1,000 people	0.419 per 1,000 people	0.06 per 1,000 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.57 per 1,000 people	0.53 per 1,000 people	0.04 per 1,000 people	Jamaica
2010s	0.428 per 1,000 people	0.315 per 1,000 people	0.113 per 1,000 people	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Jamaica or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.464 per 1,000 people against 0.46 per 1,000 people in Jamaica as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.004 per 1,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for physicians?: Jamaica ranks 145th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th 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: 03 September 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.