Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Burundi
0.078 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
0.061 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burundi rank
189th
Papua New Guinea rank
191st
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Burundi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.078 per 1,000 people against 0.061 per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.017 per 1,000 people.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Burundi ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.017 per 1,000 people | 0.079 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0145 per 1,000 people | 0.0855 per 1,000 people | 0.071 per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.058 per 1,000 people | 0.073 per 1,000 people | 0.015 per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.052 per 1,000 people | 0.05 per 1,000 people | 0.002 per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.0695 per 1,000 people | 0.0565 per 1,000 people | 0.013 per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.076 per 1,000 people | 0.063 per 1,000 people | 0.013 per 1,000 people | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
- Burundi, at 0.078 per 1,000 people against 0.061 per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.017 per 1,000 people, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2021.
- How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Burundi ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 191st 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.