Ghana vs Guinea-Bissau: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Ghana
0.266 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
0.252 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Ghana rank
154th
Guinea-Bissau rank
156th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.266 per 1,000 people against 0.252 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.014 per 1,000 people.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 154th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.047 per 1,000 people | 0.045 per 1,000 people | 0.002 per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 0.052 per 1,000 people | 0.026 per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.166 per 1,000 people | 0.104 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.1023 per 1,000 people | 0.0907 per 1,000 people | 0.0117 per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.119 per 1,000 people | 0.1653 per 1,000 people | 0.0463 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.1457 per 1,000 people | 0.221 per 1,000 people | 0.0753 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Ghana or Guinea-Bissau?
- Ghana, at 0.266 per 1,000 people against 0.252 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Ghana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.014 per 1,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Ghana ranks 154th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th 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.