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

0.16 per 1,000 people, with Mexico ahead.

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

12 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Dominican Republic vs Mexico: Physicians

Dominican Republic

2.43 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Mexico

2.59 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Dominican Republic rank

78th

Mexico rank

75th

Physicians over time

Dominican Republic
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.59 per 1,000 people against 2.43 per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.16 per 1,000 people.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 75th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.55 per 1,000 people	1.46 per 1,000 people	0.0905 per 1,000 people	Dominican Republic
2000s	1.46 per 1,000 people	1.79 per 1,000 people	0.339 per 1,000 people	Mexico
2010s	1.45 per 1,000 people	2.34 per 1,000 people	0.887 per 1,000 people	Mexico
2020s	2.07 per 1,000 people	2.52 per 1,000 people	0.4477 per 1,000 people	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Dominican Republic or Mexico?: Mexico, at 2.59 per 1,000 people against 2.43 per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Dominican Republic and Mexico?: 0.16 per 1,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mexico?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and Mexico rank globally for physicians?: Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 75th 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.