Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Ethiopia
0.143 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania
0.134 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
177th
Tanzania rank
180th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Ethiopia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.143 per 1,000 people against 0.134 per 1,000 people in Tanzania, a difference of 0.009 per 1,000 people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 177th and Tanzania ranks 180th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0115 per 1,000 people | 0.05 per 1,000 people | 0.0385 per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.012 per 1,000 people | 0.044 per 1,000 people | 0.032 per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.013 per 1,000 people | 0.039 per 1,000 people | 0.026 per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.029 per 1,000 people | 0.042 per 1,000 people | 0.013 per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.029 per 1,000 people | 0.023 per 1,000 people | 0.006 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.075 per 1,000 people | 0.05 per 1,000 people | 0.025 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.105 per 1,000 people | 0.134 per 1,000 people | 0.029 per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Ethiopia or Tanzania?
- Ethiopia, at 0.143 per 1,000 people against 0.134 per 1,000 people in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 0.009 per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Ethiopia ranks 177th and Tanzania ranks 180th 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.