Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Burkina Faso
0.148 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Cameroon
0.136 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
176th
Cameroon rank
178th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.148 per 1,000 people against 0.136 per 1,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.012 per 1,000 people.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 176th and Cameroon ranks 178th of 194 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0125 per 1,000 people | 0.0355 per 1,000 people | 0.023 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.01 per 1,000 people | 0.034 per 1,000 people | 0.024 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.029 per 1,000 people | 0.084 per 1,000 people | 0.055 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.035 per 1,000 people | 0.074 per 1,000 people | 0.039 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.0475 per 1,000 people | 0.129 per 1,000 people | 0.0815 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.0543 per 1,000 people | 0.103 per 1,000 people | 0.0487 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.115 per 1,000 people | 0.12 per 1,000 people | 0.005 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.148 per 1,000 people against 0.136 per 1,000 people in Cameroon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 0.012 per 1,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Burkina Faso ranks 176th and Cameroon ranks 178th 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.