What is the difference in physicians between Kenya and Mauritania?

0.028 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?

14 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.

Kenya vs Mauritania: Physicians

Kenya

0.289 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Mauritania

0.261 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Kenya rank

153rd

Mauritania rank

155th

Physicians over time

Kenya
Mauritania

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.289 per 1,000 people against 0.261 per 1,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.028 per 1,000 people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 153rd and Mauritania ranks 155th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0835 per 1,000 people	0.0255 per 1,000 people	0.058 per 1,000 people	Kenya
1970s	0.126 per 1,000 people	0.0555 per 1,000 people	0.0705 per 1,000 people	Kenya
1980s	0.154 per 1,000 people	0.113 per 1,000 people	0.041 per 1,000 people	Kenya
1990s	0.135 per 1,000 people	0.1005 per 1,000 people	0.0345 per 1,000 people	Kenya
2000s	0.171 per 1,000 people	0.136 per 1,000 people	0.035 per 1,000 people	Kenya
2010s	0.1767 per 1,000 people	0.173 per 1,000 people	0.0037 per 1,000 people	Kenya
2020s	0.136 per 1,000 people	0.2277 per 1,000 people	0.0917 per 1,000 people	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Kenya or Mauritania?: Kenya, at 0.289 per 1,000 people against 0.261 per 1,000 people in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Kenya and Mauritania?: 0.028 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for physicians?: Kenya ranks 153rd 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.