What is the difference in physicians between Iraq and Sri Lanka?

0.12 per 1,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

19 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 Sri Lanka: Physicians

Iraq

1.02 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Sri Lanka

1.14 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Iraq rank

118th

Sri Lanka rank

115th

Physicians over time

Iraq
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.14 per 1,000 people against 1.02 per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Iraq ranks 118th and Sri Lanka ranks 115th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1975 per 1,000 people	0.1975 per 1,000 people	0 per 1,000 people	—
1970s	0.309 per 1,000 people	0.169 per 1,000 people	0.14 per 1,000 people	Iraq
1980s	0.568 per 1,000 people	0.134 per 1,000 people	0.434 per 1,000 people	Iraq
1990s	0.5765 per 1,000 people	0.282 per 1,000 people	0.2945 per 1,000 people	Iraq
2000s	0.5973 per 1,000 people	0.498 per 1,000 people	0.0993 per 1,000 people	Iraq
2010s	0.7487 per 1,000 people	0.877 per 1,000 people	0.1283 per 1,000 people	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.953 per 1,000 people	1.16 per 1,000 people	0.2025 per 1,000 people	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Iraq or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1.14 per 1,000 people against 1.02 per 1,000 people in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Iraq and Sri Lanka?: 0.12 per 1,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sri Lanka?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Iraq and Sri Lanka rank globally for physicians?: Iraq ranks 118th and Sri Lanka ranks 115th 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.