Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Burkina Faso
0.148 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea
0.153 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
176th
Equatorial Guinea rank
175th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Burkina Faso
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.153 per 1,000 people against 0.148 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.005 per 1,000 people.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 176th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 175th of 194 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.011 per 1,000 people | 0.167 per 1,000 people | 0.156 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.01 per 1,000 people | 0.086 per 1,000 people | 0.076 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0345 per 1,000 people | 0.227 per 1,000 people | 0.1925 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.052 per 1,000 people | 0.17 per 1,000 people | 0.118 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.082 per 1,000 people | 0.325 per 1,000 people | 0.243 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.148 per 1,000 people | 0.153 per 1,000 people | 0.005 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Burkina Faso or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 0.153 per 1,000 people against 0.148 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.005 per 1,000 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Burkina Faso ranks 176th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 175th 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.