El Salvador vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Physicians

El Salvador
1.62 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1.66 per 1,000 people
in 2017
El Salvador rank
98th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
95th

Physicians over time

  • El Salvador
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 1.66 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 98th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 95th of 194 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 0.187 per 1,000 people 0.666 per 1,000 people 0.479 per 1,000 people Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s 0.2425 per 1,000 people 0.8935 per 1,000 people 0.651 per 1,000 people Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s 0.428 per 1,000 people 1.22 per 1,000 people 0.7875 per 1,000 people Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s 0.875 per 1,000 people 1.75 per 1,000 people 0.877 per 1,000 people Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, El Salvador or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 1.66 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in El Salvador as of 2017.
What is the difference in physicians between El Salvador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.04 per 1,000 people, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
9 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1995.
How do El Salvador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for physicians?
El Salvador ranks 98th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 95th 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

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.