Liberia vs Uganda: Physicians per 1000 people

Liberia
0.178
in 2022
Uganda
0.191
in 2022
Liberia rank
169th
Uganda rank
167th

Physicians per 1000 people over time

  • Liberia
  • Uganda
00.050.10.150.2196019912022

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.191 against 0.178 in Liberia, a difference of 0.013.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 169th and Uganda ranks 167th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0785 0.082 0.0035 Uganda
1970s 0.0795 0.108 0.0285 Uganda
1980s 0.106 0.047 0.059 Liberia
2000s 0.033 0.081 0.048 Uganda
2010s 0.0435 0.1345 0.091 Uganda
2020s 0.1645 0.1745 0.01 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians per 1000 people, Liberia or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.191 against 0.178 in Liberia as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians per 1000 people between Liberia and Uganda?
0.013, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Uganda?
10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Liberia and Uganda rank globally for physicians per 1000 people?
Liberia ranks 169th and Uganda ranks 167th 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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About this data

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