What is the difference in physicians between Iceland and Lithuania?

0.1 per 1,000 people, with Lithuania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lithuania?

38 years are reported by both, from 1985 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.

Iceland vs Lithuania: Physicians

Iceland

4.37 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Lithuania

4.47 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Iceland rank

21st

Lithuania rank

19th

Physicians over time

Iceland
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 4.47 per 1,000 people against 4.37 per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lithuania ahead.

Iceland ranks 21st and Lithuania ranks 19th of 194 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.68 per 1,000 people	3.87 per 1,000 people	1.19 per 1,000 people	Lithuania
1990s	3.07 per 1,000 people	3.74 per 1,000 people	0.6711 per 1,000 people	Lithuania
2000s	3.64 per 1,000 people	3.74 per 1,000 people	0.0969 per 1,000 people	Lithuania
2010s	3.72 per 1,000 people	4.34 per 1,000 people	0.6187 per 1,000 people	Lithuania
2020s	4.38 per 1,000 people	4.48 per 1,000 people	0.099 per 1,000 people	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Iceland or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 4.47 per 1,000 people against 4.37 per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Iceland and Lithuania?: 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lithuania?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Iceland and Lithuania rank globally for physicians?: Iceland ranks 21st and Lithuania ranks 19th 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: 06 August 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.