Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Physicians per 1000 people

Cameroon
0.136
in 2022
Ethiopia
0.143
in 2023
Cameroon rank
178th
Ethiopia rank
177th

Physicians per 1000 people over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ethiopia
00.050.10.150.2196019912023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.143 against 0.136 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.007.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 178th and Ethiopia ranks 177th of 194 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0355 0.0115 0.024 Cameroon
1970s 0.053 0.012 0.041 Cameroon
1990s 0.074 0.025 0.049 Cameroon
2000s 0.098 0.026 0.072 Cameroon
2010s 0.131 0.075 0.056 Cameroon
2020s 0.12 0.1023 0.0177 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians per 1000 people, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 0.143 against 0.136 in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians per 1000 people between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
0.007, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for physicians per 1000 people?
Cameroon ranks 178th and Ethiopia ranks 177th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Physicians per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed