Ghana vs Mauritania: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Ghana
0.266 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania
0.261 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Ghana rank
154th
Mauritania rank
155th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Ghana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.266 per 1,000 people against 0.261 per 1,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.005 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 154th and Mauritania ranks 155th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.06 per 1,000 people | 0.0255 per 1,000 people | 0.0345 per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 0.0555 per 1,000 people | 0.0225 per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.067 per 1,000 people | 0.083 per 1,000 people | 0.016 per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.115 per 1,000 people | 0.1225 per 1,000 people | 0.0075 per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.1083 per 1,000 people | 0.1805 per 1,000 people | 0.0722 per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.1457 per 1,000 people | 0.2277 per 1,000 people | 0.082 per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Ghana or Mauritania?
- Ghana, at 0.266 per 1,000 people against 0.261 per 1,000 people in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Ghana and Mauritania?
- 0.005 per 1,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Ghana ranks 154th and Mauritania ranks 155th 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.