What is the difference in physicians between Bahrain and India?

0.018 per 1,000 people, with Bahrain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and India?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.

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.

Bahrain vs India: Physicians

Bahrain

0.741 per 1,000 people

in 2020

India

0.723 per 1,000 people

in 2020

Bahrain rank

128th

India rank

131st

Physicians over time

Bahrain
India

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.741 per 1,000 people against 0.723 per 1,000 people in India, a difference of 0.018 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 128th and India ranks 131st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	India	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.45 per 1,000 people	0.21 per 1,000 people	0.24 per 1,000 people	Bahrain
1970s	0.429 per 1,000 people	0.205 per 1,000 people	0.224 per 1,000 people	Bahrain
1980s	1.09 per 1,000 people	0.371 per 1,000 people	0.716 per 1,000 people	Bahrain
1990s	1.31 per 1,000 people	1.23 per 1,000 people	0.084 per 1,000 people	Bahrain
2010s	0.8178 per 1,000 people	0.7802 per 1,000 people	0.0377 per 1,000 people	Bahrain
2020s	0.741 per 1,000 people	0.723 per 1,000 people	0.018 per 1,000 people	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Bahrain or India?: Bahrain, at 0.741 per 1,000 people against 0.723 per 1,000 people in India as of 2020.
What is the difference in physicians between Bahrain and India?: 0.018 per 1,000 people, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and India?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Bahrain and India rank globally for physicians?: Bahrain ranks 128th and India ranks 131st 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: 20 August 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.