Laos vs Nigeria: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Laos
0.331 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Nigeria
0.38 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Laos rank
149th
Nigeria rank
147th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Laos
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.38 per 1,000 people against 0.331 per 1,000 people in Laos, a difference of 0.049 per 1,000 people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 149th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0305 per 1,000 people | 0.03 per 1,000 people | 0.0005 per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.066 per 1,000 people | 0.05 per 1,000 people | 0.016 per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.729 per 1,000 people | 0.192 per 1,000 people | 0.537 per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.2477 per 1,000 people | 0.2997 per 1,000 people | 0.052 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.3553 per 1,000 people | 0.3777 per 1,000 people | 0.0225 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.328 per 1,000 people | 0.386 per 1,000 people | 0.058 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Laos or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.38 per 1,000 people against 0.331 per 1,000 people in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Laos and Nigeria?
- 0.049 per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nigeria?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Laos and Nigeria rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Laos ranks 149th and Nigeria ranks 147th 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.