Guyana vs Syria: Physicians

Guyana
1.39 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Syria
1.52 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Guyana rank
104th
Syria rank
101st

Physicians over time

  • Guyana
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 1.52 per 1,000 people against 1.39 per 1,000 people in Guyana, a difference of 0.13 per 1,000 people.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 104th and Syria ranks 101st of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.255 per 1,000 people 0.216 per 1,000 people 0.039 per 1,000 people Guyana
1970s 0.242 per 1,000 people 0.2575 per 1,000 people 0.0155 per 1,000 people Syria
1990s 0.1755 per 1,000 people 1.06 per 1,000 people 0.88 per 1,000 people Syria
2000s 0.3465 per 1,000 people 1.35 per 1,000 people 1.01 per 1,000 people Syria
2010s 1.24 per 1,000 people 1.44 per 1,000 people 0.2055 per 1,000 people Syria
2020s 1.39 per 1,000 people 1.5 per 1,000 people 0.113 per 1,000 people Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Guyana or Syria?
Syria, at 1.52 per 1,000 people against 1.39 per 1,000 people in Guyana as of 2021.
What is the difference in physicians between Guyana and Syria?
0.13 per 1,000 people, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Syria?
10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Guyana and Syria rank globally for physicians?
Guyana ranks 104th and Syria ranks 101st 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.