Congo vs Vanuatu: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Congo
0.173 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Vanuatu
0.164 per 1,000 people
in 2019
Congo rank
171st
Vanuatu rank
174th

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Congo
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.173 per 1,000 people against 0.164 per 1,000 people in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.009 per 1,000 people.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Congo ranks 171st and Vanuatu ranks 174th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 0.06 per 1,000 people 0.277 per 1,000 people 0.217 per 1,000 people Vanuatu
1970s 0.101 per 1,000 people 0.301 per 1,000 people 0.2 per 1,000 people Vanuatu
1980s 0.252 per 1,000 people 0.204 per 1,000 people 0.048 per 1,000 people Congo
2000s 0.1565 per 1,000 people 0.132 per 1,000 people 0.0245 per 1,000 people Congo
2010s 0.1005 per 1,000 people 0.153 per 1,000 people 0.0525 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, Congo or Vanuatu?
Congo, at 0.173 per 1,000 people against 0.164 per 1,000 people in Vanuatu as of 2022.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Congo and Vanuatu?
0.009 per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Vanuatu?
7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Congo and Vanuatu rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Congo ranks 171st 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) – 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed