What is the difference in physicians between Barbados and Luxembourg?

0.02 per 1,000 people, with Luxembourg ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Luxembourg?

10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.

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.

Barbados vs Luxembourg: Physicians

Barbados

2.96 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Luxembourg

2.98 per 1,000 people

in 2017

Barbados rank

63rd

Luxembourg rank

62nd

Physicians over time

Barbados
Luxembourg

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 2.98 per 1,000 people against 2.96 per 1,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 63rd and Luxembourg ranks 62nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.329 per 1,000 people	1 per 1,000 people	0.671 per 1,000 people	Luxembourg
1970s	0.523 per 1,000 people	1.1 per 1,000 people	0.577 per 1,000 people	Luxembourg
1980s	0.891 per 1,000 people	1.7 per 1,000 people	0.809 per 1,000 people	Luxembourg
1990s	1.25 per 1,000 people	2.13 per 1,000 people	0.8737 per 1,000 people	Luxembourg
2000s	1.6 per 1,000 people	2.31 per 1,000 people	0.701 per 1,000 people	Luxembourg
2010s	2.54 per 1,000 people	2.98 per 1,000 people	0.443 per 1,000 people	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Barbados or Luxembourg?: Luxembourg, at 2.98 per 1,000 people against 2.96 per 1,000 people in Barbados as of 2017.
What is the difference in physicians between Barbados and Luxembourg?: 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Luxembourg?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Luxembourg rank globally for physicians?: Barbados ranks 63rd and Luxembourg ranks 62nd 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.