What is the difference in physicians between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?

0.002 per 1,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?

14 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.

Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Physicians

Sierra Leone

0.134 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Zimbabwe

0.136 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Sierra Leone rank

180th

Zimbabwe rank

178th

Physicians over time

Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.136 per 1,000 people against 0.134 per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.002 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 180th and Zimbabwe ranks 178th of 194 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.053 per 1,000 people	0.1635 per 1,000 people	0.1105 per 1,000 people	Zimbabwe
1970s	0.055 per 1,000 people	0.16 per 1,000 people	0.105 per 1,000 people	Zimbabwe
1980s	0.0555 per 1,000 people	0.15 per 1,000 people	0.0945 per 1,000 people	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.0232 per 1,000 people	0.1143 per 1,000 people	0.0911 per 1,000 people	Zimbabwe
2010s	0.039 per 1,000 people	0.1308 per 1,000 people	0.0917 per 1,000 people	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.1035 per 1,000 people	0.1275 per 1,000 people	0.024 per 1,000 people	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 0.136 per 1,000 people against 0.134 per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?: 0.002 per 1,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for physicians?: Sierra Leone ranks 180th and Zimbabwe ranks 178th 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.