What is the difference in pharmacists per 10,000 population between Kenya and Mauritania?

0.01 per 10,000 population, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?

6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.

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.

Kenya vs Mauritania: Pharmacists per 10,000 population

Kenya

0.21 per 10,000 population

in 2023

Mauritania

0.2 per 10,000 population

in 2022

Kenya rank

136th

Mauritania rank

137th

Pharmacists per 10,000 population over time

Kenya
Mauritania

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.21 per 10,000 population against 0.2 per 10,000 population in Mauritania, a difference of 0.01 per 10,000 population.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 136th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.615 per 10,000 population	0.225 per 10,000 population	0.39 per 10,000 population	Kenya
2010s	0.19 per 10,000 population	0.18 per 10,000 population	0.01 per 10,000 population	Kenya
2020s	0.21 per 10,000 population	0.1767 per 10,000 population	0.0333 per 10,000 population	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pharmacists per 10,000 population, Kenya or Mauritania?: Kenya, at 0.21 per 10,000 population against 0.2 per 10,000 population in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in pharmacists per 10,000 population between Kenya and Mauritania?: 0.01 per 10,000 population, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for pharmacists per 10,000 population?: Kenya ranks 136th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 155 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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About this data

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: 155 places, 2,272 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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