Afghanistan vs Kyrgyzstan: Pharmacists per 10,000 population

Afghanistan
0.32 per 10,000 population
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
0.26 per 10,000 population
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
139th
Kyrgyzstan rank
142nd

Pharmacists per 10,000 population over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Kyrgyzstan
0.20.30.40.50.6200020122024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.32 per 10,000 population against 0.26 per 10,000 population in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.06 per 10,000 population.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Kyrgyzstan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 139th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 142nd of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3167 per 10,000 population 0.2433 per 10,000 population 0.0733 per 10,000 population Afghanistan
2010s 0.3837 per 10,000 population 0.36 per 10,000 population 0.0237 per 10,000 population Afghanistan
2020s 0.345 per 10,000 population 0.28 per 10,000 population 0.065 per 10,000 population Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pharmacists per 10,000 population, Afghanistan or Kyrgyzstan?
Afghanistan, at 0.32 per 10,000 population against 0.26 per 10,000 population in Kyrgyzstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in pharmacists per 10,000 population between Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan?
0.06 per 10,000 population, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for pharmacists per 10,000 population?
Afghanistan ranks 139th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 142nd of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Pharmacists per 10,000 population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pharmacists per 10,000 population
Unit
per 10,000 population
Source
World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,512 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population).