El Salvador vs Nigeria: Pharmacists per 10,000 population

El Salvador
1.59 per 10,000 population
in 2023
Nigeria
1.51 per 10,000 population
in 2024
El Salvador rank
105th
Nigeria rank
107th

Pharmacists per 10,000 population over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nigeria
0246200520142024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.59 per 10,000 population against 1.51 per 10,000 population in Nigeria, a difference of 0.08 per 10,000 population.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 105th and Nigeria ranks 107th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 3.82 per 10,000 population 0.835 per 10,000 population 2.98 per 10,000 population El Salvador
2010s 6.73 per 10,000 population 1.17 per 10,000 population 5.56 per 10,000 population El Salvador
2020s 1.19 per 10,000 population 0.805 per 10,000 population 0.38 per 10,000 population El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pharmacists per 10,000 population, El Salvador or Nigeria?
El Salvador, at 1.59 per 10,000 population against 1.51 per 10,000 population in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in pharmacists per 10,000 population between El Salvador and Nigeria?
0.08 per 10,000 population, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nigeria?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Nigeria rank globally for pharmacists per 10,000 population?
El Salvador ranks 105th and Nigeria ranks 107th 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

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