What is the difference in physicians between Belize and Iraq?

0.07 per 1,000 people, with Belize ahead.

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

7 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 Iraq: Physicians

Belize

1.09 per 1,000 people

in 2018

Iraq

1.02 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Belize rank

117th

Iraq rank

118th

Physicians over time

Belize
Iraq

How they compare

Belize currently reports 1.09 per 1,000 people against 1.02 per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 117th and Iraq ranks 118th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.242 per 1,000 people	0.195 per 1,000 people	0.047 per 1,000 people	Belize
1970s	0.342 per 1,000 people	0.309 per 1,000 people	0.033 per 1,000 people	Belize
1980s	0.451 per 1,000 people	0.596 per 1,000 people	0.145 per 1,000 people	Iraq
1990s	0.566 per 1,000 people	0.603 per 1,000 people	0.037 per 1,000 people	Iraq
2010s	1.11 per 1,000 people	0.738 per 1,000 people	0.3705 per 1,000 people	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Belize or Iraq?: Belize, at 1.09 per 1,000 people against 1.02 per 1,000 people in Iraq as of 2018.
What is the difference in physicians between Belize and Iraq?: 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Iraq?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Belize and Iraq rank globally for physicians?: Belize ranks 117th and Iraq ranks 118th 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: 06 August 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.