Namibia vs Samoa: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Namibia
0.553 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Samoa
0.561 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Namibia rank
137th
Samoa rank
135th

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Namibia
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.561 per 1,000 people against 0.553 per 1,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 0.008 per 1,000 people.

Namibia ranks 137th and Samoa ranks 135th of 194 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.232 per 1,000 people 0.365 per 1,000 people 0.133 per 1,000 people Samoa
2010s 0.368 per 1,000 people 0.558 per 1,000 people 0.19 per 1,000 people Samoa
2020s 0.4 per 1,000 people 0.5615 per 1,000 people 0.1615 per 1,000 people Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Namibia or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.561 per 1,000 people against 0.553 per 1,000 people in Namibia as of 2021.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Namibia and Samoa?
0.008 per 1,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
How do Namibia and Samoa rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Namibia ranks 137th and Samoa ranks 135th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed