What is the difference in physicians between Bhutan and Indonesia?

0.029 per 1,000 people, with Bhutan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Indonesia?

10 years are reported by both, from 1981 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.

Bhutan vs Indonesia: Physicians

Bhutan

0.553 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Indonesia

0.524 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Bhutan rank

137th

Indonesia rank

140th

Physicians over time

Bhutan
Indonesia

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.553 per 1,000 people against 0.524 per 1,000 people in Indonesia, a difference of 0.029 per 1,000 people.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 137th and Indonesia ranks 140th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.125 per 1,000 people	0.08 per 1,000 people	0.045 per 1,000 people	Bhutan
1990s	0.333 per 1,000 people	0.144 per 1,000 people	0.189 per 1,000 people	Bhutan
2010s	0.3354 per 1,000 people	0.3446 per 1,000 people	0.0092 per 1,000 people	Indonesia
2020s	0.5333 per 1,000 people	0.663 per 1,000 people	0.1297 per 1,000 people	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Bhutan or Indonesia?: Bhutan, at 0.553 per 1,000 people against 0.524 per 1,000 people in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Bhutan and Indonesia?: 0.029 per 1,000 people, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Indonesia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bhutan and Indonesia rank globally for physicians?: Bhutan ranks 137th and Indonesia ranks 140th 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.