Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Guinea-Bissau
0.252 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Kenya
0.289 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
156th
Kenya rank
153rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.289 per 1,000 people against 0.252 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.037 per 1,000 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th and Kenya ranks 153rd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.045 per 1,000 people | 0.092 per 1,000 people | 0.047 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.052 per 1,000 people | 0.125 per 1,000 people | 0.073 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.144 per 1,000 people | 0.154 per 1,000 people | 0.01 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0665 per 1,000 people | 0.17 per 1,000 people | 0.1035 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.1815 per 1,000 people | 0.1685 per 1,000 people | 0.013 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.221 per 1,000 people | 0.136 per 1,000 people | 0.085 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, Guinea-Bissau or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.289 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 Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 0.037 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Kenya rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th and Kenya ranks 153rd 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.