Bulgaria vs Czechia: Physicians

Bulgaria
4.33 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Czechia
4.35 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Czechia rank
22nd

Physicians over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Czechia
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 4.35 per 1,000 people against 4.33 per 1,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Czechia ranks 22nd of 194 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Czechia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.12 per 1,000 people 2 per 1,000 people 0.1232 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
1990s 3.37 per 1,000 people 2.91 per 1,000 people 0.4583 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
2000s 3.59 per 1,000 people 3.51 per 1,000 people 0.0807 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
2010s 4.02 per 1,000 people 3.88 per 1,000 people 0.1414 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
2020s 4.3 per 1,000 people 4.25 per 1,000 people 0.05 per 1,000 people Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Bulgaria or Czechia?
Czechia, at 4.35 per 1,000 people against 4.33 per 1,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Bulgaria and Czechia?
0.02 per 1,000 people, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Czechia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Czechia rank globally for physicians?
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Czechia ranks 22nd 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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About this data

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

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.