Guinea-Bissau vs Solomon Islands: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Guinea-Bissau
0.252 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Solomon Islands
0.238 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
156th
Solomon Islands rank
159th

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.252 per 1,000 people against 0.238 per 1,000 people in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.014 per 1,000 people.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th and Solomon Islands ranks 159th of 194 countries.

Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.045 per 1,000 people 0.186 per 1,000 people 0.141 per 1,000 people Solomon Islands
1970s 0.052 per 1,000 people 0.205 per 1,000 people 0.153 per 1,000 people Solomon Islands
2000s 0.052 per 1,000 people 0.175 per 1,000 people 0.123 per 1,000 people Solomon Islands
2010s 0.081 per 1,000 people 0.189 per 1,000 people 0.108 per 1,000 people Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Guinea-Bissau or Solomon Islands?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.252 per 1,000 people against 0.238 per 1,000 people in Solomon Islands as of 2022.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Guinea-Bissau and Solomon Islands?
0.014 per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Solomon Islands?
5 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2016.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Solomon Islands rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th and Solomon Islands ranks 159th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
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