Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Burkina Faso
0.148 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Zimbabwe
0.136 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
176th
Zimbabwe rank
178th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.148 per 1,000 people against 0.136 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.012 per 1,000 people.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 176th and Zimbabwe ranks 178th of 194 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0125 per 1,000 people | 0.1635 per 1,000 people | 0.151 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.01 per 1,000 people | 0.162 per 1,000 people | 0.152 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.018 per 1,000 people | 0.15 per 1,000 people | 0.132 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.034 per 1,000 people | 0.149 per 1,000 people | 0.115 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.042 per 1,000 people | 0.1145 per 1,000 people | 0.0725 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.0599 per 1,000 people | 0.1324 per 1,000 people | 0.0725 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.115 per 1,000 people | 0.1303 per 1,000 people | 0.0153 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.148 per 1,000 people against 0.136 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 0.012 per 1,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Burkina Faso ranks 176th and Zimbabwe 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.