What is the difference in physicians between Bulgaria and Sweden?

0.08 per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.

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

52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.

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 Sweden: Physicians

Bulgaria

4.33 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Sweden

4.41 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Bulgaria rank

23rd

Sweden rank

20th

Physicians over time

Bulgaria
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 4.41 per 1,000 people against 4.33 per 1,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 20th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.54 per 1,000 people	1.05 per 1,000 people	0.486 per 1,000 people	Bulgaria
1970s	2.12 per 1,000 people	1.67 per 1,000 people	0.4532 per 1,000 people	Bulgaria
1980s	2.73 per 1,000 people	2.5 per 1,000 people	0.2274 per 1,000 people	Bulgaria
1990s	3.37 per 1,000 people	3.17 per 1,000 people	0.2007 per 1,000 people	Bulgaria
2000s	3.59 per 1,000 people	3.41 per 1,000 people	0.1854 per 1,000 people	Bulgaria
2010s	4.02 per 1,000 people	4.11 per 1,000 people	0.0932 per 1,000 people	Sweden
2020s	4.29 per 1,000 people	4.37 per 1,000 people	0.0785 per 1,000 people	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Bulgaria or Sweden?: Sweden, at 4.41 per 1,000 people against 4.33 per 1,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in physicians between Bulgaria and Sweden?: 0.08 per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for physicians?: Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 20th 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.