What is the difference in physicians between Iraq and Viet Nam?

0.09 per 1,000 people, with Viet Nam ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1980 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 Viet Nam: Physicians

Iraq

1.02 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Viet Nam

1.11 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Iraq rank

118th

Viet Nam rank

116th

Physicians over time

Iraq
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.11 per 1,000 people against 1.02 per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 118th and Viet Nam ranks 116th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.5757 per 1,000 people	0.5147 per 1,000 people	0.061 per 1,000 people	Iraq
1990s	0.5765 per 1,000 people	0.442 per 1,000 people	0.1345 per 1,000 people	Iraq
2000s	0.577 per 1,000 people	0.611 per 1,000 people	0.034 per 1,000 people	Viet Nam
2010s	0.7402 per 1,000 people	0.8313 per 1,000 people	0.0912 per 1,000 people	Viet Nam
2020s	0.953 per 1,000 people	0.9815 per 1,000 people	0.0285 per 1,000 people	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Iraq or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 1.11 per 1,000 people against 1.02 per 1,000 people in Iraq as of 2021.
What is the difference in physicians between Iraq and Viet Nam?: 0.09 per 1,000 people, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Viet Nam?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Iraq and Viet Nam rank globally for physicians?: Iraq ranks 118th and Viet Nam ranks 116th 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.