What is the difference in physicians between Bulgaria and Iceland?

0.04 per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iceland?

53 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Bulgaria vs Iceland: Physicians

Bulgaria

4.33 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Iceland

4.37 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

23rd

Iceland rank

21st

Physicians over time

Bulgaria
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 4.37 per 1,000 people against 4.33 per 1,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Iceland ranks 21st of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.54 per 1,000 people	1.2 per 1,000 people	0.336 per 1,000 people	Bulgaria
1970s	2.12 per 1,000 people	1.74 per 1,000 people	0.3832 per 1,000 people	Bulgaria
1980s	2.73 per 1,000 people	2.4 per 1,000 people	0.3274 per 1,000 people	Bulgaria
1990s	3.37 per 1,000 people	3.07 per 1,000 people	0.3004 per 1,000 people	Bulgaria
2000s	3.59 per 1,000 people	3.64 per 1,000 people	0.0493 per 1,000 people	Iceland
2010s	4.02 per 1,000 people	3.72 per 1,000 people	0.2989 per 1,000 people	Bulgaria
2020s	4.3 per 1,000 people	4.38 per 1,000 people	0.078 per 1,000 people	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Bulgaria or Iceland?: Iceland, at 4.37 per 1,000 people against 4.33 per 1,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Bulgaria and Iceland?: 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iceland?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Iceland rank globally for physicians?: Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Iceland ranks 21st 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.