What is the difference in physicians between Cuba and Greece?

2.96 per 1,000 people, with Cuba ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Greece?

37 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.

Cuba vs Greece: Physicians

Cuba

9.54 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Greece

6.58 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Cuba rank

1st

Greece rank

4th

Physicians over time

Cuba
Greece

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 9.54 per 1,000 people against 6.58 per 1,000 people in Greece, a difference of 2.96 per 1,000 people.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.5 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Cuba ranks 1st and Greece ranks 4th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.911 per 1,000 people	1.35 per 1,000 people	0.439 per 1,000 people	Greece
1970s	0.822 per 1,000 people	1.6 per 1,000 people	0.778 per 1,000 people	Greece
1980s	1.64 per 1,000 people	2.7 per 1,000 people	1.06 per 1,000 people	Greece
1990s	4.96 per 1,000 people	3.88 per 1,000 people	1.08 per 1,000 people	Cuba
2000s	6.24 per 1,000 people	5.07 per 1,000 people	1.17 per 1,000 people	Cuba
2010s	7.72 per 1,000 people	5.93 per 1,000 people	1.78 per 1,000 people	Cuba
2020s	9.42 per 1,000 people	6.28 per 1,000 people	3.14 per 1,000 people	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Cuba or Greece?: Cuba, at 9.54 per 1,000 people against 6.58 per 1,000 people in Greece as of 2021.
What is the difference in physicians between Cuba and Greece?: 2.96 per 1,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Greece?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Cuba and Greece rank globally for physicians?: Cuba ranks 1st and Greece ranks 4th 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: 06 August 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.