What is the difference in physicians between Senegal and Tanzania?

0.025 per 1,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tanzania?

7 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.

Senegal vs Tanzania: Physicians

Senegal

0.109 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Tanzania

0.134 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Senegal rank

182nd

Tanzania rank

180th

Physicians over time

Senegal
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania 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 Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.

Senegal ranks 182nd and Tanzania ranks 180th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0475 per 1,000 people	0.05 per 1,000 people	0.0025 per 1,000 people	Tanzania
1970s	0.062 per 1,000 people	0.044 per 1,000 people	0.018 per 1,000 people	Senegal
1990s	0.0855 per 1,000 people	0.0415 per 1,000 people	0.044 per 1,000 people	Senegal
2020s	0.124 per 1,000 people	0.134 per 1,000 people	0.01 per 1,000 people	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Senegal or Tanzania?: Tanzania, 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 Tanzania?: 0.025 per 1,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tanzania?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Senegal and Tanzania rank globally for physicians?: Senegal ranks 182nd and Tanzania 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: 20 August 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.