Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Malawi
0.054 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
0.061 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi rank
192nd
Papua New Guinea rank
191st
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.061 per 1,000 people against 0.054 per 1,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.007 per 1,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malawi ranks 192nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.021 per 1,000 people | 0.079 per 1,000 people | 0.058 per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.013 per 1,000 people | 0.086 per 1,000 people | 0.073 per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.019 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.043 per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.022 per 1,000 people | 0.073 per 1,000 people | 0.051 per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.018 per 1,000 people | 0.046 per 1,000 people | 0.028 per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.15 per 1,000 people | 0.064 per 1,000 people | 0.086 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.061 per 1,000 people against 0.054 per 1,000 people in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.007 per 1,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Malawi ranks 192nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 191st 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.