India vs Nicaragua: Physicians per 1000 people

India
0.723
in 2020
Nicaragua
0.682
in 2018
India rank
131st
Nicaragua rank
133rd

Physicians per 1000 people over time

  • India
  • Nicaragua
0.250.50.7511.2196019902020

How they compare

India currently reports 0.723 against 0.682 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.041.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

India ranks 131st and Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2075 0.359 0.1515 Nicaragua
1970s 0.2045 0.4565 0.252 Nicaragua
1980s 0.361 0.4875 0.1265 Nicaragua
2010s 0.7584 0.899 0.1406 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians per 1000 people, India or Nicaragua?
India, at 0.723 against 0.682 in Nicaragua as of 2020.
What is the difference in physicians per 1000 people between India and Nicaragua?
0.041, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nicaragua?
13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do India and Nicaragua rank globally for physicians per 1000 people?
India ranks 131st and Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Physicians per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed