What is the difference in physicians between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan?

0.07 per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan?

13 years are reported by both, from 1981 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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Japan: Physicians

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2.58 per 1,000 people

in 2019

Japan

2.65 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

76th

Japan rank

73rd

Physicians over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.65 per 1,000 people against 2.58 per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 76th and Japan ranks 73rd of 194 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.23 per 1,000 people	1.4 per 1,000 people	0.1745 per 1,000 people	Japan
1990s	1.58 per 1,000 people	1.65 per 1,000 people	0.072 per 1,000 people	Japan
2000s	1.41 per 1,000 people	2.03 per 1,000 people	0.626 per 1,000 people	Japan
2010s	2.07 per 1,000 people	2.35 per 1,000 people	0.2816 per 1,000 people	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Japan?: Japan, at 2.65 per 1,000 people against 2.58 per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan?: 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan rank globally for physicians?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 76th and Japan ranks 73rd 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: 03 September 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.