Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Guinea-Bissau
0.252 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Mauritania
0.261 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
156th
Mauritania rank
155th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.261 per 1,000 people against 0.252 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.009 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th and Mauritania ranks 155th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.045 per 1,000 people | 0.024 per 1,000 people | 0.021 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 0.052 per 1,000 people | 0.056 per 1,000 people | 0.004 per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.144 per 1,000 people | 0.113 per 1,000 people | 0.031 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.11 per 1,000 people | 0.1225 per 1,000 people | 0.0125 per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.2495 per 1,000 people | 0.1855 per 1,000 people | 0.064 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.221 per 1,000 people | 0.2277 per 1,000 people | 0.0067 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, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.261 per 1,000 people against 0.252 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 0.009 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th 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.