What is the difference in physicians between Senegal and Yemen?

0.011 per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.

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

14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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 Yemen: Physicians

Senegal

0.109 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Yemen

0.098 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Senegal rank

182nd

Yemen rank

183rd

Physicians over time

Senegal
Yemen

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.109 per 1,000 people against 0.098 per 1,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.011 per 1,000 people.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

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

Senegal ranks 182nd and Yemen ranks 183rd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0475 per 1,000 people	0.0275 per 1,000 people	0.02 per 1,000 people	Senegal
1970s	0.063 per 1,000 people	0.029 per 1,000 people	0.034 per 1,000 people	Senegal
1980s	0.079 per 1,000 people	0.145 per 1,000 people	0.066 per 1,000 people	Yemen
1990s	0.079 per 1,000 people	0.1742 per 1,000 people	0.0952 per 1,000 people	Yemen
2000s	0.058 per 1,000 people	0.29 per 1,000 people	0.232 per 1,000 people	Yemen
2020s	0.1035 per 1,000 people	0.1532 per 1,000 people	0.0497 per 1,000 people	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Senegal or Yemen?: Senegal, at 0.109 per 1,000 people against 0.098 per 1,000 people in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Senegal and Yemen?: 0.011 per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Yemen?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Yemen rank globally for physicians?: Senegal ranks 182nd and Yemen ranks 183rd 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.