Equatorial Guinea vs Madagascar: Physicians per 1000 people

Equatorial Guinea
0.153
in 2022
Madagascar
0.172
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
175th
Madagascar rank
172nd

Physicians per 1000 people over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Madagascar
0.10.150.20.250.30.35196019912022

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.172 against 0.153 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.019.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 175th and Madagascar ranks 172nd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.167 0.115 0.052 Equatorial Guinea
1970s 0.086 0.097 0.011 Madagascar
1990s 0.245 0.1663 0.0787 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 0.17 0.149 0.021 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 0.153 0.172 0.019 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians per 1000 people, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.172 against 0.153 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians per 1000 people between Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
0.019, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for physicians per 1000 people?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 175th and Madagascar ranks 172nd 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