What is the difference in physicians between Georgia and Portugal?

0.21 per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Portugal?

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.

Georgia vs Portugal: Physicians

Georgia

5.64 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Portugal

5.85 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Georgia rank

6th

Portugal rank

5th

Physicians over time

Georgia
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.85 per 1,000 people against 5.64 per 1,000 people in Georgia, a difference of 0.21 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Georgia ahead.

Georgia ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 5th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Georgia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.58 per 1,000 people	1.28 per 1,000 people	2.3 per 1,000 people	Georgia
1990s	4.37 per 1,000 people	2.95 per 1,000 people	1.42 per 1,000 people	Georgia
2000s	4.03 per 1,000 people	3.49 per 1,000 people	0.545 per 1,000 people	Georgia
2010s	5.72 per 1,000 people	4.68 per 1,000 people	1.04 per 1,000 people	Georgia
2020s	5.32 per 1,000 people	5.71 per 1,000 people	0.3973 per 1,000 people	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Georgia or Portugal?: Portugal, at 5.85 per 1,000 people against 5.64 per 1,000 people in Georgia as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Georgia and Portugal?: 0.21 per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Portugal?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Georgia and Portugal rank globally for physicians?: Georgia ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 5th 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.