Botswana vs Laos: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Botswana
0.379 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Laos
0.331 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Botswana rank
148th
Laos rank
149th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Botswana
- Laos
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.379 per 1,000 people against 0.331 per 1,000 people in Laos, a difference of 0.048 per 1,000 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 148th and Laos ranks 149th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.039 per 1,000 people | 0.0305 per 1,000 people | 0.0085 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.064 per 1,000 people | 0.066 per 1,000 people | 0.002 per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.3237 per 1,000 people | 0.2722 per 1,000 people | 0.0515 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.3918 per 1,000 people | 0.3496 per 1,000 people | 0.0422 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.4207 per 1,000 people | 0.3373 per 1,000 people | 0.0833 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Botswana or Laos?
- Botswana, at 0.379 per 1,000 people against 0.331 per 1,000 people in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Botswana and Laos?
- 0.048 per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Laos?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Laos rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Botswana ranks 148th and Laos ranks 149th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) β 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.