Which has higher physicians, Dominican Republic or Ecuador?

Dominican Republic, at 2.43 per 1,000 people against 2.31 per 1,000 people in Ecuador as of 2023.

What is the difference in physicians between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?

0.12 per 1,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ecuador?

13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Ecuador: Physicians

Dominican Republic

2.43 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Ecuador

2.31 per 1,000 people

in 2020

Dominican Republic rank

78th

Ecuador rank

81st

Physicians over time

Dominican Republic
Ecuador

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 2.43 per 1,000 people against 2.31 per 1,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Ecuador ranks 81st of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3545 per 1,000 people	0.3655 per 1,000 people	0.011 per 1,000 people	Ecuador
1970s	0.435 per 1,000 people	0.351 per 1,000 people	0.084 per 1,000 people	Dominican Republic
1990s	1.55 per 1,000 people	1.14 per 1,000 people	0.4067 per 1,000 people	Dominican Republic
2000s	1.46 per 1,000 people	0.954 per 1,000 people	0.501 per 1,000 people	Dominican Republic
2010s	1.45 per 1,000 people	2.01 per 1,000 people	0.5597 per 1,000 people	Ecuador
2020s	1.95 per 1,000 people	2.31 per 1,000 people	0.365 per 1,000 people	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Dominican Republic or Ecuador?: Dominican Republic, at 2.43 per 1,000 people against 2.31 per 1,000 people in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?: 0.12 per 1,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ecuador?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and Ecuador rank globally for physicians?: Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Ecuador ranks 81st 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.