Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Physicians

Senegal
0.109 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.134 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Senegal rank
182nd
Sierra Leone rank
180th

Physicians over time

  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.134 per 1,000 people against 0.109 per 1,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 0.025 per 1,000 people.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Senegal ranks 182nd and Sierra Leone ranks 180th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0475 per 1,000 people 0.053 per 1,000 people 0.0055 per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
1970s 0.062 per 1,000 people 0.055 per 1,000 people 0.007 per 1,000 people Senegal
1980s 0.079 per 1,000 people 0.053 per 1,000 people 0.026 per 1,000 people Senegal
1990s 0.093 per 1,000 people 0.073 per 1,000 people 0.02 per 1,000 people Senegal
2000s 0.058 per 1,000 people 0.0232 per 1,000 people 0.0347 per 1,000 people Senegal
2010s 0.088 per 1,000 people 0.033 per 1,000 people 0.055 per 1,000 people Senegal
2020s 0.103 per 1,000 people 0.1035 per 1,000 people 0.0005 per 1,000 people Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.134 per 1,000 people against 0.109 per 1,000 people in Senegal as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
0.025 per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for physicians?
Senegal ranks 182nd and Sierra Leone ranks 180th 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

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.