Botswana vs Comoros: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Botswana
0.379 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Comoros
0.424 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Botswana rank
148th
Comoros rank
146th

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Botswana
  • Comoros
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 0.424 per 1,000 people against 0.379 per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.045 per 1,000 people.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 148th and Comoros ranks 146th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Comoros in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Comoros Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2 per 1,000 people 0.163 per 1,000 people 0.037 per 1,000 people Botswana
2000s 0.3323 per 1,000 people 0.1977 per 1,000 people 0.1347 per 1,000 people Botswana
2010s 0.387 per 1,000 people 0.2523 per 1,000 people 0.1347 per 1,000 people Botswana
2020s 0.42 per 1,000 people 0.4325 per 1,000 people 0.0125 per 1,000 people Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Botswana or Comoros?
Comoros, at 0.424 per 1,000 people against 0.379 per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Botswana and Comoros?
0.045 per 1,000 people, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Comoros?
9 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Comoros rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Botswana ranks 148th and Comoros ranks 146th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed