What is the difference in physicians between Chile and United Kingdom?

0.03 per 1,000 people, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United Kingdom?

29 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.

Chile vs United Kingdom: Physicians

Chile

3.33 per 1,000 people

in 2023

United Kingdom

3.3 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Chile rank

53rd

United Kingdom rank

54th

Physicians over time

Chile
United Kingdom

How they compare

Chile currently reports 3.33 per 1,000 people against 3.3 per 1,000 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Chile ranks 53rd and United Kingdom ranks 54th of 194 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.516 per 1,000 people	0.85 per 1,000 people	0.334 per 1,000 people	United Kingdom
1970s	0.4895 per 1,000 people	1.1 per 1,000 people	0.6105 per 1,000 people	United Kingdom
1990s	1.05 per 1,000 people	1.63 per 1,000 people	0.5773 per 1,000 people	United Kingdom
2000s	0.9842 per 1,000 people	2.39 per 1,000 people	1.41 per 1,000 people	United Kingdom
2010s	2.07 per 1,000 people	2.76 per 1,000 people	0.6892 per 1,000 people	United Kingdom
2020s	3.07 per 1,000 people	3.16 per 1,000 people	0.0857 per 1,000 people	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Chile or United Kingdom?: Chile, at 3.33 per 1,000 people against 3.3 per 1,000 people in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Chile and United Kingdom?: 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United Kingdom?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Chile and United Kingdom rank globally for physicians?: Chile ranks 53rd and United Kingdom ranks 54th 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.