Eswatini vs Namibia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Eswatini
0.557 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Namibia
0.553 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Eswatini rank
136th
Namibia rank
137th

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Eswatini
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 0.557 per 1,000 people against 0.553 per 1,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 0.004 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Namibia ahead.

Eswatini ranks 136th and Namibia ranks 137th of 194 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.159 per 1,000 people 0.308 per 1,000 people 0.149 per 1,000 people Namibia
2010s 0.209 per 1,000 people 0.451 per 1,000 people 0.242 per 1,000 people Namibia
2020s 0.3495 per 1,000 people 0.4665 per 1,000 people 0.117 per 1,000 people Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Eswatini or Namibia?
Eswatini, at 0.557 per 1,000 people against 0.553 per 1,000 people in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Eswatini and Namibia?
0.004 per 1,000 people, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Namibia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Eswatini and Namibia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Eswatini ranks 136th and Namibia ranks 137th 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