What is the difference in physicians between Belize and Dominica?

0.07 per 1,000 people, with Dominica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Dominica?

8 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.

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.

Belize vs Dominica: Physicians

Belize

1.09 per 1,000 people

in 2018

Dominica

1.16 per 1,000 people

in 2018

Belize rank

117th

Dominica rank

114th

Physicians over time

Belize
Dominica

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 1.16 per 1,000 people against 1.09 per 1,000 people in Belize, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.

That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 117th and Dominica ranks 114th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Dominica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Dominica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.242 per 1,000 people	0.133 per 1,000 people	0.109 per 1,000 people	Belize
1970s	0.342 per 1,000 people	0.161 per 1,000 people	0.181 per 1,000 people	Belize
1980s	0.272 per 1,000 people	0.339 per 1,000 people	0.067 per 1,000 people	Dominica
1990s	0.5957 per 1,000 people	0.4743 per 1,000 people	0.1213 per 1,000 people	Belize
2010s	1.11 per 1,000 people	1.16 per 1,000 people	0.0545 per 1,000 people	Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Belize or Dominica?: Dominica, at 1.16 per 1,000 people against 1.09 per 1,000 people in Belize as of 2018.
What is the difference in physicians between Belize and Dominica?: 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Dominica?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Belize and Dominica rank globally for physicians?: Belize ranks 117th and Dominica ranks 114th 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.