What is the difference in physicians between Czechia and Iceland?

0.02 per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.

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

43 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Czechia vs Iceland: Physicians

Czechia

4.35 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Iceland

4.37 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Czechia rank

22nd

Iceland rank

21st

Physicians over time

Czechia
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 4.37 per 1,000 people against 4.35 per 1,000 people in Czechia, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 22nd and Iceland ranks 21st of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2 per 1,000 people	1.74 per 1,000 people	0.26 per 1,000 people	Czechia
1990s	2.91 per 1,000 people	3.07 per 1,000 people	0.1579 per 1,000 people	Iceland
2000s	3.51 per 1,000 people	3.64 per 1,000 people	0.13 per 1,000 people	Iceland
2010s	3.88 per 1,000 people	3.72 per 1,000 people	0.1575 per 1,000 people	Czechia
2020s	4.25 per 1,000 people	4.38 per 1,000 people	0.128 per 1,000 people	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Czechia or Iceland?: Iceland, at 4.37 per 1,000 people against 4.35 per 1,000 people in Czechia as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Czechia and Iceland?: 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Iceland?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Czechia and Iceland rank globally for physicians?: Czechia ranks 22nd 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.