What is the difference in physicians between Indonesia and Thailand?

0.017 per 1,000 people, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Thailand?

14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.

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.

Indonesia vs Thailand: Physicians

Indonesia

0.524 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Thailand

0.541 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Indonesia rank

140th

Thailand rank

139th

Physicians over time

Indonesia
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.541 per 1,000 people against 0.524 per 1,000 people in Indonesia, a difference of 0.017 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.

Indonesia ranks 140th and Thailand ranks 139th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0265 per 1,000 people	0.1345 per 1,000 people	0.108 per 1,000 people	Thailand
1970s	0.037 per 1,000 people	0.121 per 1,000 people	0.084 per 1,000 people	Thailand
1990s	0.1163 per 1,000 people	0.231 per 1,000 people	0.1147 per 1,000 people	Thailand
2000s	0.259 per 1,000 people	0.333 per 1,000 people	0.074 per 1,000 people	Thailand
2010s	0.353 per 1,000 people	0.538 per 1,000 people	0.185 per 1,000 people	Thailand
2020s	0.654 per 1,000 people	0.525 per 1,000 people	0.129 per 1,000 people	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Indonesia or Thailand?: Thailand, at 0.541 per 1,000 people against 0.524 per 1,000 people in Indonesia as of 2021.
What is the difference in physicians between Indonesia and Thailand?: 0.017 per 1,000 people, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Thailand?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Indonesia and Thailand rank globally for physicians?: Indonesia ranks 140th and Thailand ranks 139th 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.