Afghanistan vs Botswana: Physicians per 1000 people

Afghanistan
0.317
in 2023
Botswana
0.379
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
151st
Botswana rank
148th

Physicians per 1000 people over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Botswana
00.10.20.30.4196019912023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.379 against 0.317 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.062.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 151st and Botswana ranks 148th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Botswana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.049 0.039 0.01 Afghanistan
1970s 0.065 0.064 0.001 Afghanistan
1980s 0.103 0.164 0.061 Botswana
1990s 0.143 0.194 0.051 Botswana
2000s 0.1906 0.3398 0.1492 Botswana
2010s 0.2582 0.3923 0.1342 Botswana
2020s 0.285 0.406 0.121 Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians per 1000 people, Afghanistan or Botswana?
Botswana, at 0.379 against 0.317 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians per 1000 people between Afghanistan and Botswana?
0.062, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
19 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for physicians per 1000 people?
Afghanistan ranks 151st and Botswana ranks 148th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Physicians per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed