What is the difference in physicians between Belgium and New Zealand?

0.04 per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.

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.

Belgium vs New Zealand: Physicians

Belgium

3.57 per 1,000 people

in 2022

New Zealand

3.61 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Belgium rank

44th

New Zealand rank

42nd

Physicians over time

Belgium
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 3.61 per 1,000 people against 3.57 per 1,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 194 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.4 per 1,000 people	1.1 per 1,000 people	0.3 per 1,000 people	Belgium
1970s	1.9 per 1,000 people	1.32 per 1,000 people	0.5833 per 1,000 people	Belgium
1980s	2.77 per 1,000 people	1.73 per 1,000 people	1.04 per 1,000 people	Belgium
1990s	3.43 per 1,000 people	2.03 per 1,000 people	1.4 per 1,000 people	Belgium
2000s	2.88 per 1,000 people	2.26 per 1,000 people	0.614 per 1,000 people	Belgium
2010s	3.16 per 1,000 people	2.98 per 1,000 people	0.1836 per 1,000 people	Belgium
2020s	3.54 per 1,000 people	3.53 per 1,000 people	0.011 per 1,000 people	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Belgium or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 3.61 per 1,000 people against 3.57 per 1,000 people in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Belgium and New Zealand?: 0.04 per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for physicians?: Belgium ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 42nd 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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About this data

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: 03 September 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.