Madagascar vs Mozambique: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Madagascar
0.172 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Mozambique
0.175 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Madagascar rank
172nd
Mozambique rank
170th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.175 per 1,000 people against 0.172 per 1,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 0.003 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 172nd and Mozambique ranks 170th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.104 per 1,000 people | 0.0495 per 1,000 people | 0.0545 per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.097 per 1,000 people | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 0.044 per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.1 per 1,000 people | 0.024 per 1,000 people | 0.076 per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.12 per 1,000 people | 0.012 per 1,000 people | 0.108 per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.1617 per 1,000 people | 0.033 per 1,000 people | 0.1287 per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.16 per 1,000 people | 0.0606 per 1,000 people | 0.0994 per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.172 per 1,000 people | 0.175 per 1,000 people | 0.003 per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Madagascar or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 0.175 per 1,000 people against 0.172 per 1,000 people in Madagascar as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 0.003 per 1,000 people, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Madagascar ranks 172nd and Mozambique ranks 170th 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.