What is the difference in physicians between Brazil and Malaysia?

0.02 per 1,000 people, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?

22 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Brazil vs Malaysia: Physicians

Brazil

2.36 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Malaysia

2.34 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Brazil rank

79th

Malaysia rank

80th

Physicians over time

Brazil
Malaysia

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.36 per 1,000 people against 2.34 per 1,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 80th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.387 per 1,000 people	0.152 per 1,000 people	0.235 per 1,000 people	Brazil
1970s	0.558 per 1,000 people	0.233 per 1,000 people	0.325 per 1,000 people	Brazil
1980s	1.14 per 1,000 people	0.3123 per 1,000 people	0.8273 per 1,000 people	Brazil
1990s	1.23 per 1,000 people	0.5204 per 1,000 people	0.7052 per 1,000 people	Brazil
2010s	2.08 per 1,000 people	1.65 per 1,000 people	0.4267 per 1,000 people	Brazil
2020s	2.27 per 1,000 people	2.3 per 1,000 people	0.0305 per 1,000 people	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Brazil or Malaysia?: Brazil, at 2.36 per 1,000 people against 2.34 per 1,000 people in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Brazil and Malaysia?: 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Malaysia rank globally for physicians?: Brazil ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 80th 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.