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Physicians per 1,000 by African country

6.6Seychelles leads · 2022

Seychelles has the highest physicians per 1,000 people of any African country, at 6.6 — 3.2× Libya's 2.04.

Medical doctors (generalists and specialists) per 1,000 people. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022.

1Seychelles6.62Libya2.043Algeria1.66
#1 vs #54174×Seychelles vs Niger
Median0.21Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lowest0.04Niger

By region

regional average
North Africa1.11
6 countries · led by Libya
East Africa0.64
16 countries · led by Seychelles
Southern Africa0.43
7 countries · led by South Africa
Central Africa0.23
9 countries · led by Gabon
West Africa0.22
16 countries · led by Cabo Verde

Full ranking

54 of 54 countries
#CountryPhysicians per 1,000Period
1Seychelles
6.62022
2Libya
2.042017
3Algeria
1.662022
4Mauritius
1.442022
5Tunisia
1.322021
6South Africa
0.792022
7Morocco
0.742021
8Cabo Verde
0.732023
9Egypt
0.672020
10Eswatini
0.562023
11Namibia
0.552022
12Gabon
0.522022
13Sao Tome and Principe
0.462022
14Comoros
0.422022
15Nigeria
0.382023
16Botswana
0.382023
17Zambia
0.322022
18Kenya
0.292023
19Ghana
0.272023
20Mauritania
0.262022
21Guinea-Bissau
0.252022
22Sudan
0.252017
23Angola
0.242022
24Lesotho
0.242022
25Benin
0.222023
26Djibouti
0.212022
27Guinea
0.212022
28Democratic Republic of the Congo
0.212022
29Uganda
0.192022
30Mali
0.192023
31Liberia
0.182022
32Mozambique
0.182022
33Republic of the Congo
0.172022
34Madagascar
0.172022
35Cote d'Ivoire
0.172023
36Equatorial Guinea
0.152022
37Burkina Faso
0.152022
38Ethiopia
0.142023
39Cameroon
0.142022
40Zimbabwe
0.142023
41Sierra Leone
0.132022
42Tanzania
0.132022
43Senegal
0.112023
44Gambia
0.092023
45Rwanda
0.092022
46Eritrea
0.092022
47Chad
0.092023
48Togo
0.082022
49Burundi
0.082022
50Central African Republic
0.072023
51Malawi
0.052022
52Somalia
0.052014
53South Sudan
0.042022
54Niger
0.042023

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Frequently asked questions

Which African country has the highest physicians per 1,000 people?

Seychelles has the highest physicians per 1,000 people in Africa at 6.6 (2022), followed by Libya and Algeria.

Which African country has the lowest physicians per 1,000 people?

Niger has the lowest physicians per 1,000 people of the 54 African countries with data, at 0.04 (2023).

How many African countries report Physicians per 1,000 data?

54 of 54 African countries have a recent Physicians per 1,000 figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=physicians_per_1000&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.

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