What is the difference in physicians between Malawi and Niger?

0.016 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?

13 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.

Malawi vs Niger: Physicians

Malawi

0.054 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Niger

0.038 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Malawi rank

192nd

Niger rank

194th

Physicians over time

Malawi
Niger

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.054 per 1,000 people against 0.038 per 1,000 people in Niger, a difference of 0.016 per 1,000 people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 192nd and Niger ranks 194th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.024 per 1,000 people	0.0135 per 1,000 people	0.0105 per 1,000 people	Malawi
1970s	0.013 per 1,000 people	0.017 per 1,000 people	0.004 per 1,000 people	Niger
1980s	0.087 per 1,000 people	0.025 per 1,000 people	0.062 per 1,000 people	Malawi
1990s	0.022 per 1,000 people	0.018 per 1,000 people	0.004 per 1,000 people	Malawi
2000s	0.019 per 1,000 people	0.023 per 1,000 people	0.004 per 1,000 people	Niger
2010s	0.0643 per 1,000 people	0.0403 per 1,000 people	0.024 per 1,000 people	Malawi
2020s	0.0515 per 1,000 people	0.0315 per 1,000 people	0.02 per 1,000 people	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Malawi or Niger?: Malawi, at 0.054 per 1,000 people against 0.038 per 1,000 people in Niger as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Malawi and Niger?: 0.016 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for physicians?: Malawi ranks 192nd and Niger ranks 194th 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.