Djibouti vs Lesotho: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Djibouti
0.211 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Lesotho
0.235 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Djibouti rank
162nd
Lesotho rank
160th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Djibouti
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.235 per 1,000 people against 0.211 per 1,000 people in Djibouti, a difference of 0.024 per 1,000 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 162nd and Lesotho ranks 160th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.157 per 1,000 people | 0.042 per 1,000 people | 0.115 per 1,000 people | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 0.284 per 1,000 people | 0.032 per 1,000 people | 0.252 per 1,000 people | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 0.1765 per 1,000 people | 0.0485 per 1,000 people | 0.128 per 1,000 people | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 0.211 per 1,000 people | 0.235 per 1,000 people | 0.024 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Djibouti or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.235 per 1,000 people against 0.211 per 1,000 people in Djibouti as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Djibouti and Lesotho?
- 0.024 per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Lesotho?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Djibouti and Lesotho rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Djibouti ranks 162nd and Lesotho ranks 160th 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.