Burkina Faso vs Côte d'Ivoire: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Burkina Faso
0.148 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Côte d'Ivoire
0.166 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
176th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
173rd

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d'Ivoire
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 0.166 per 1,000 people against 0.148 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.018 per 1,000 people.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 176th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 173rd of 194 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0125 per 1,000 people 0.0405 per 1,000 people 0.028 per 1,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 0.01 per 1,000 people 0.064 per 1,000 people 0.054 per 1,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 0.035 per 1,000 people 0.09 per 1,000 people 0.055 per 1,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 0.0415 per 1,000 people 0.117 per 1,000 people 0.0755 per 1,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 0.0643 per 1,000 people 0.2135 per 1,000 people 0.1492 per 1,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 0.115 per 1,000 people 0.1607 per 1,000 people 0.0457 per 1,000 people Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Burkina Faso or Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 0.166 per 1,000 people against 0.148 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire?
0.018 per 1,000 people, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire?
13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Burkina Faso ranks 176th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 173rd 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
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