Burkina Faso vs Vanuatu: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Burkina Faso
0.148 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Vanuatu
0.164 per 1,000 people
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
176th
Vanuatu rank
174th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Burkina Faso
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.164 per 1,000 people against 0.148 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.016 per 1,000 people.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 176th and Vanuatu ranks 174th of 194 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.011 per 1,000 people | 0.277 per 1,000 people | 0.266 per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.01 per 1,000 people | 0.301 per 1,000 people | 0.291 per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.0173 per 1,000 people | 0.1772 per 1,000 people | 0.16 per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.038 per 1,000 people | 0.115 per 1,000 people | 0.077 per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.0415 per 1,000 people | 0.1305 per 1,000 people | 0.089 per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.0703 per 1,000 people | 0.1638 per 1,000 people | 0.0935 per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Burkina Faso or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.164 per 1,000 people against 0.148 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Burkina Faso and Vanuatu?
- 0.016 per 1,000 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Vanuatu?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Burkina Faso and Vanuatu rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Burkina Faso ranks 176th and Vanuatu ranks 174th 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.