Austria vs Greece: Physicians

Austria
5.51 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greece
6.58 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Austria rank
7th
Greece rank
4th

Physicians over time

  • Austria
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 6.58 per 1,000 people against 5.51 per 1,000 people in Austria, a difference of 1.07 per 1,000 people.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Austria ranks 7th and Greece ranks 4th of 194 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 1.38 per 1,000 people 1.39 per 1,000 people 0.01 per 1,000 people Greece
1970s 1.46 per 1,000 people 1.98 per 1,000 people 0.52 per 1,000 people Greece
1990s 3.44 per 1,000 people 3.88 per 1,000 people 0.4442 per 1,000 people Greece
2000s 4.3 per 1,000 people 5.07 per 1,000 people 0.7703 per 1,000 people Greece
2010s 5.07 per 1,000 people 5.93 per 1,000 people 0.8628 per 1,000 people Greece
2020s 5.4 per 1,000 people 6.38 per 1,000 people 0.9733 per 1,000 people Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Austria or Greece?
Greece, at 6.58 per 1,000 people against 5.51 per 1,000 people in Austria as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Austria and Greece?
1.07 per 1,000 people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Austria and Greece rank globally for physicians?
Austria ranks 7th and Greece ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Physicians (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.