Which has higher physicians, Madagascar, Republic of or Vanuatu?

Madagascar, Republic of, at 0.172 per 1,000 people against 0.164 per 1,000 people in Vanuatu as of 2022.

What is the difference in physicians between Madagascar, Republic of and Vanuatu?

0.008 per 1,000 people, with Madagascar, Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar, Republic of and Vanuatu?

8 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.

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.

Madagascar, Republic of vs Vanuatu: Physicians

Madagascar, Republic of

0.172 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Vanuatu

0.164 per 1,000 people

in 2019

Madagascar, Republic of rank

172nd

Vanuatu rank

174th

Physicians over time

Madagascar, Republic of
Vanuatu

How they compare

Madagascar, Republic of currently reports 0.172 per 1,000 people against 0.164 per 1,000 people in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.008 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Madagascar, Republic of ranks 172nd and Vanuatu ranks 174th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar, Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar, Republic of	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.115 per 1,000 people	0.277 per 1,000 people	0.162 per 1,000 people	Vanuatu
1970s	0.097 per 1,000 people	0.301 per 1,000 people	0.204 per 1,000 people	Vanuatu
1980s	0.099 per 1,000 people	0.189 per 1,000 people	0.09 per 1,000 people	Vanuatu
2000s	0.1667 per 1,000 people	0.1263 per 1,000 people	0.0403 per 1,000 people	Madagascar, Republic of
2010s	0.1655 per 1,000 people	0.161 per 1,000 people	0.0045 per 1,000 people	Madagascar, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Madagascar, Republic of or Vanuatu?: Madagascar, Republic of, at 0.172 per 1,000 people against 0.164 per 1,000 people in Vanuatu as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Madagascar, Republic of and Vanuatu?: 0.008 per 1,000 people, with Madagascar, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar, Republic of and Vanuatu?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Madagascar, Republic of and Vanuatu rank globally for physicians?: Madagascar, Republic of ranks 172nd and Vanuatu ranks 174th 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: 06 August 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.