What is the difference in physicians between Iraq and Nepal?

0.01 per 1,000 people, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nepal?

15 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.

Iraq vs Nepal: Physicians

Iraq

1.02 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Nepal

1.01 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Iraq rank

118th

Nepal rank

120th

Physicians over time

Iraq
Nepal

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.02 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Nepal, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 118th and Nepal ranks 120th of 194 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1975 per 1,000 people	0.017 per 1,000 people	0.1805 per 1,000 people	Iraq
1970s	0.309 per 1,000 people	0.019 per 1,000 people	0.29 per 1,000 people	Iraq
1980s	0.5695 per 1,000 people	0.0425 per 1,000 people	0.527 per 1,000 people	Iraq
1990s	0.5853 per 1,000 people	0.055 per 1,000 people	0.5303 per 1,000 people	Iraq
2000s	0.6005 per 1,000 people	0.1295 per 1,000 people	0.471 per 1,000 people	Iraq
2010s	0.7857 per 1,000 people	0.7483 per 1,000 people	0.0373 per 1,000 people	Iraq
2020s	0.953 per 1,000 people	0.8705 per 1,000 people	0.0825 per 1,000 people	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Iraq or Nepal?: Iraq, at 1.02 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Nepal as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Iraq and Nepal?: 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nepal?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Iraq and Nepal rank globally for physicians?: Iraq ranks 118th and Nepal ranks 120th 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.