Senegal vs Tanzania: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Senegal
0.109 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania
0.134 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Senegal rank
182nd
Tanzania rank
180th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Senegal
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.134 per 1,000 people against 0.109 per 1,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 0.025 per 1,000 people.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Senegal ranks 182nd and Tanzania ranks 180th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0475 per 1,000 people | 0.05 per 1,000 people | 0.0025 per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.044 per 1,000 people | 0.018 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.0855 per 1,000 people | 0.0415 per 1,000 people | 0.044 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.124 per 1,000 people | 0.134 per 1,000 people | 0.01 per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Senegal or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.134 per 1,000 people against 0.109 per 1,000 people in Senegal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Senegal and Tanzania?
- 0.025 per 1,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tanzania?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Senegal and Tanzania rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Senegal ranks 182nd and Tanzania ranks 180th 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.