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Sub-Saharan Africa
Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Cabo Verde leads Physicians (per 1,000 people) in 2023 at 1, while Niger sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.00.20.40.50.7Cabo VerdeCabo Verde: 10.7EswatiniEswatini: 10.6NigeriaNigeria: 00.4BotswanaBotswana: 00.4KenyaKenya: 00.3GhanaGhana: 00.3BeninBenin: 00.2MaliMali: 00.2Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire: 00.2EthiopiaEthiopia: 00.1ZimbabweZimbabwe: 00.1SenegalSenegal: 00.1

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Cabo Verde 1
2 Eswatini 1
3 Nigeria 0
4 Botswana 0
5 Kenya 0
6 Ghana 0
7 Benin 0
8 Mali 0
9 Cote d'Ivoire 0
10 Ethiopia 0
11 Zimbabwe 0
12 Senegal 0
13 Gambia, The 0
14 Chad 0
15 Central African Republic 0
16 Niger 0

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Physicians (per 1,000 people) in 2023, Cabo Verde leads with a gap of 0 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 16 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Niger at 0.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.