Guinea-Bissau vs Sudan: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Guinea-Bissau
0.252 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Sudan
0.25 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Guinea-Bissau rank
156th
Sudan rank
157th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sudan
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.252 per 1,000 people against 0.25 per 1,000 people in Sudan, a difference of 0.002 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th and Sudan ranks 157th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.045 per 1,000 people | 0.03 per 1,000 people | 0.015 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 0.052 per 1,000 people | 0.068 per 1,000 people | 0.016 per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.141 per 1,000 people | 0.11 per 1,000 people | 0.031 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.1715 per 1,000 people | 0.0975 per 1,000 people | 0.074 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.0955 per 1,000 people | 0.2845 per 1,000 people | 0.189 per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.198 per 1,000 people | 0.396 per 1,000 people | 0.198 per 1,000 people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Guinea-Bissau or Sudan?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.252 per 1,000 people against 0.25 per 1,000 people in Sudan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Guinea-Bissau and Sudan?
- 0.002 per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sudan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sudan rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th and Sudan ranks 157th 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.