Egypt vs India: Physicians per 1000 people

Egypt
0.671
in 2020
India
0.723
in 2020
Egypt rank
134th
India rank
131st

Physicians per 1000 people over time

  • Egypt
  • India
0.250.50.7511.2196019902020

How they compare

India currently reports 0.723 against 0.671 in Egypt, a difference of 0.052.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 134th and India ranks 131st of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.413 0.2075 0.2055 Egypt
1970s 0.5315 0.2045 0.327 Egypt
2010s 0.7353 0.7802 0.0448 India
2020s 0.671 0.723 0.052 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians per 1000 people, Egypt or India?
India, at 0.723 against 0.671 in Egypt as of 2020.
What is the difference in physicians per 1000 people between Egypt and India?
0.052, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Egypt and India rank globally for physicians per 1000 people?
Egypt ranks 134th and India ranks 131st 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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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