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Physicians per 1,000 people

Unit per 1,000 / latest 2023 / 208 countries / world 1.86

World map of Physicians per 1,000 people
World map: Physicians per 1,000 people (2023). Darker means a higher value. The orange outline is US. Source World Bank (WDI)
RankCountry / areaper 1,000
1Cuba9.54
2Monaco8.61
3Seychelles6.6
4Greece6.58
5Portugal5.85
37Kazakhstan3.75
38Slovakia3.7
39US3.68
40North Korea3.63
41Romania3.62
206Somalia0.05
207South Sudan0.04
208Niger0.04

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Physicians per 1,000 people: top, bottom and US1Cuba9.542Monaco8.613Seychelles6.64Greece6.585Portugal5.8537Kazakhstan3.7538Slovakia3.739US3.6840North Korea3.6341Romania3.62206Somalia0.05207South Sudan0.04208Niger0.04per 1,000
Top 5, the countries around US, and the bottom 3 (2023). The number left of each bar is the rank. Source World Bank (WDI)
Physicians per 1,000 people over time4.9432.11.11990199219952004201920212022USChinaGermanyper 1,000
US against major economies and the world. Source World Bank (WDI)

Full ranking

RankCountry / areaValueYear
1Cuba9.542021
2Monaco8.612020
3Seychelles6.62022
4Greece6.582022
5Portugal5.852022
6Georgia5.642023
7Austria5.512023
8Russia5.112022
9Argentina5.112023
10Andorra5.072023
11Norway4.972023
12Belarus4.722023
13Uruguay4.672022
14San Marino4.632023
15Germany4.532022
16Malta4.512022
17Denmark4.52021
18Switzerland4.482022
19Lithuania4.472022
20Sweden4.412021
21Iceland4.372023
22Czechia4.352022
23Bulgaria4.332022
24Spain4.292022
25St. Lucia4.232020
26Italy4.192022
27Trinidad & Tobago4.162021
28Mongolia4.132022
29Australia4.092022
30Poland4.032023
31Moldova4.022023
32Croatia3.912022
33Paraguay3.892022
34Netherlands3.882022
35Ireland3.882023
36Israel3.82023
37Kazakhstan3.752023
38Slovakia3.72022
39US3.682022
40North Korea3.632017
41Romania3.622022
42New Zealand3.612022
43Finland3.612021
44Belgium3.572022
45Cyprus3.562022
46Ukraine3.532023
47Estonia3.472022
48Hungary3.462022
49Saudi Arabia3.412023
50Latvia3.42022
51Slovenia3.372022
52Armenia3.362022
53Chile3.332023
54UK3.32023
55France3.282022
56Azerbaijan3.192022
57China3.112022
58Serbia3.12022
59St. Kitts & Nevis3.082018
60Qatar3.022023
61United Arab Emirates2.992023
62Luxembourg2.982017
63Barbados2.962022
64North Macedonia2.942022
65Antigua & Barbuda2.922017
66Jordan2.852022
67Singapore2.832022
68Canada2.822023
69Uzbekistan2.812021
70Montenegro2.782023
71Costa Rica2.692022
72Lebanon2.682020
73Japan2.652022
74South Korea2.612022
75Mexico2.592022
76Bosnia2.582019
77Colombia2.542023
78Dominican Republic2.432023
79Brazil2.362023
80Malaysia2.342023
81Ecuador2.312020
82Kuwait2.272020
83Türkiye2.242022
84Maldives2.232019
85Palestine2.172018
86Libya2.042017
87Oman1.992022
88New Caledonia1.981999
89Cayman Islands1.941997
90Turkmenistan1.932023
91Bahamas1.92017
92Brunei1.892021
93Albania1.882020
94Tajikistan1.872023
95Iran1.812023
96Palau1.812023
97Bermuda1.771997
98Puerto Rico1.751995
99French Polynesia1.72000
100Peru1.692023
101Venezuela1.662017
102Algeria1.662022
103U.S. Virgin Islands1.651995
104Panama1.622022
105El Salvador1.622023
106Kyrgyzstan1.572023
107Macao1.561987
109Syria1.522021
110Isle of Man1.452010
111Mauritius1.442022
112Guyana1.392020
113Grenada1.382018
114Suriname1.352023
115Tuvalu1.352020
116Hong Kong1.321995
117Tunisia1.312021
118Bolivia1.282021
119Guatemala1.282020
120Nauru1.272015
121Pakistan1.162021
122Dominica1.162018
123Sri Lanka1.142023
124Greenland1.141980
125Aruba1.121995
126Vietnam1.112021
127Belize1.092018
128Guam1.081999
129Iraq1.022022
130Tonga1.012021
131Nepal1.012023
132Micronesia0.972020
133St. Vincent & Grenadines0.942012
134Fiji0.812015
135South Africa0.792022
136Philippines0.792021
137American Samoa0.781999
138Myanmar0.762019
139Timor-Leste0.752020
140Bahrain0.742020
141Morocco0.742021
142Cape Verde0.732023
143India0.722020
144Bangladesh0.722023
145Nicaragua0.682018
146Egypt0.672020
147Samoa0.562021
148Eswatini0.562023
149Bhutan0.552022
150Namibia0.552022
151Thailand0.542021
152Indonesia0.522023
153Gabon0.522022
154Honduras0.492020
155Marshall Islands0.472012
156São Tomé & Príncipe0.462022
157Jamaica0.462023
158Northern Mariana Islands0.451999
159Comoros0.422022
160Nigeria0.382023
161Botswana0.382023
162Laos0.332022
163Zambia0.322022
164Afghanistan0.322023
165Haiti0.292022
166Kenya0.292023
167Ghana0.272023
168Mauritania0.262022
169Guinea-Bissau0.252022
170Sudan0.252017
171Angola0.242022
172Solomon Islands0.242023
173Lesotho0.232022
174Benin0.222023
175Cambodia0.212019
176Djibouti0.212022
177Guinea0.212022
178Congo - Kinshasa0.212022
179Kiribati0.192013
180Uganda0.192022
181Mali0.192023
182Liberia0.182022
183Mozambique0.172022
184Congo - Brazzaville0.172022
185Madagascar0.172022
186Côte d’Ivoire0.172023
187Vanuatu0.162019
188Equatorial Guinea0.152022
189Burkina Faso0.152022
190Ethiopia0.142023
191Cameroon0.142022
192Zimbabwe0.142023
193Sierra Leone0.132022
194Tanzania0.132022
195Senegal0.112023
196Yemen0.12023
197Gambia0.092023
198Rwanda0.092022
199Eritrea0.092022
200Chad0.092023
201Togo0.082022
202Burundi0.082022
203Central African Republic0.072023
204Papua New Guinea0.062023
205Malawi0.052022
206Somalia0.052014
207South Sudan0.042022
208Niger0.042023

Source: World Bank (WDI) — Physicians (per 1,000 people)