What is the difference in physicians between Kenya and Zambia?

0.035 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.

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

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 Zambia: Physicians

Kenya

0.289 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Zambia

0.324 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Kenya rank

153rd

Zambia rank

150th

Physicians over time

Kenya
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.324 per 1,000 people against 0.289 per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.035 per 1,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Kenya ranks 153rd and Zambia ranks 150th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0835 per 1,000 people	0.0975 per 1,000 people	0.014 per 1,000 people	Zambia
1970s	0.126 per 1,000 people	0.0735 per 1,000 people	0.0525 per 1,000 people	Kenya
1980s	0.1265 per 1,000 people	0.1335 per 1,000 people	0.007 per 1,000 people	Zambia
1990s	0.132 per 1,000 people	0.069 per 1,000 people	0.063 per 1,000 people	Kenya
2000s	0.17 per 1,000 people	0.06 per 1,000 people	0.11 per 1,000 people	Kenya
2010s	0.1655 per 1,000 people	0.142 per 1,000 people	0.0235 per 1,000 people	Kenya
2020s	0.136 per 1,000 people	0.2907 per 1,000 people	0.1547 per 1,000 people	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Kenya or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.324 per 1,000 people against 0.289 per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Kenya and Zambia?: 0.035 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for physicians?: Kenya ranks 153rd and Zambia ranks 150th 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.