Bulgaria vs Saint Lucia: Physicians

Bulgaria
4.33 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Saint Lucia
4.23 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Saint Lucia rank
25th

Physicians over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Saint Lucia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4.33 per 1,000 people against 4.23 per 1,000 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Saint Lucia ranks 25th of 194 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.41 per 1,000 people 0.139 per 1,000 people 1.27 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
1970s 1.86 per 1,000 people 0.187 per 1,000 people 1.68 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
1980s 2.76 per 1,000 people 0.285 per 1,000 people 2.47 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
1990s 3.33 per 1,000 people 0.464 per 1,000 people 2.86 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
2000s 3.55 per 1,000 people 0.5307 per 1,000 people 3.02 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
2010s 4.01 per 1,000 people 3.84 per 1,000 people 0.1738 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
2020s 4.28 per 1,000 people 4.23 per 1,000 people 0.043 per 1,000 people Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Bulgaria or Saint Lucia?
Bulgaria, at 4.33 per 1,000 people against 4.23 per 1,000 people in Saint Lucia as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Bulgaria and Saint Lucia?
0.1 per 1,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saint Lucia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Saint Lucia rank globally for physicians?
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Saint Lucia ranks 25th 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

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.