Afghanistan vs Zambia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Afghanistan
0.317 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zambia
0.324 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
151st
Zambia rank
150th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Afghanistan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.324 per 1,000 people against 0.317 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.007 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 150th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.049 per 1,000 people | 0.0975 per 1,000 people | 0.0485 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.065 per 1,000 people | 0.073 per 1,000 people | 0.008 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.077 per 1,000 people | 0.126 per 1,000 people | 0.049 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.109 per 1,000 people | 0.092 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.1897 per 1,000 people | 0.058 per 1,000 people | 0.1317 per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.2612 per 1,000 people | 0.1527 per 1,000 people | 0.1085 per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.253 per 1,000 people | 0.253 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Afghanistan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.324 per 1,000 people against 0.317 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 0.007 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Afghanistan ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 150th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.