What is the difference in physicians between Tanzania and Yemen?

0.036 per 1,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.

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

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.

Tanzania vs Yemen: Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Tanzania

0.134 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Yemen

0.098 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Tanzania rank

180th

Yemen rank

183rd

Physicians (per 1,000 people) over time

Tanzania
Yemen

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.134 per 1,000 people against 0.098 per 1,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.036 per 1,000 people.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.4 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 180th and Yemen ranks 183rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.05 per 1,000 people	0.0275 per 1,000 people	0.0225 per 1,000 people	Tanzania
1970s	0.044 per 1,000 people	0.029 per 1,000 people	0.015 per 1,000 people	Tanzania
1980s	0.035 per 1,000 people	0.171 per 1,000 people	0.136 per 1,000 people	Yemen
1990s	0.041 per 1,000 people	0.247 per 1,000 people	0.206 per 1,000 people	Yemen
2010s	0.06 per 1,000 people	0.27 per 1,000 people	0.21 per 1,000 people	Yemen
2020s	0.134 per 1,000 people	0.165 per 1,000 people	0.031 per 1,000 people	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Tanzania or Yemen?: Tanzania, at 0.134 per 1,000 people against 0.098 per 1,000 people in Yemen as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Tanzania and Yemen?: 0.036 per 1,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Yemen?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Tanzania and Yemen rank globally for physicians?: Tanzania ranks 180th 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: 29 October 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.