Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Physicians per 1000 people
Senegal
0.109
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.134
in 2022
Senegal rank
182nd
Sierra Leone rank
180th
Physicians per 1000 people over time
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.134 against 0.109 in Senegal, a difference of 0.025.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Senegal ranks 182nd and Sierra Leone ranks 180th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0475 | 0.053 | 0.0055 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.062 | 0.055 | 0.007 | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.079 | 0.053 | 0.026 | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.093 | 0.073 | 0.02 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.058 | 0.0232 | 0.0347 | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.088 | 0.033 | 0.055 | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.103 | 0.1035 | 0.0005 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physicians per 1000 people, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.134 against 0.109 in Senegal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in physicians per 1000 people between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 0.025, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for physicians per 1000 people?
- Senegal ranks 182nd and Sierra Leone ranks 180th 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.