What is the difference in physicians between Isle of Man and Syria?

0.07 per 1,000 people, with Syria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Isle of Man and Syria?

7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

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.

Isle of Man vs Syria: Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Isle of Man

1.45 per 1,000 people

in 2010

Syria

1.52 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Isle of Man rank

102nd

Syria rank

101st

Physicians (per 1,000 people) over time

Isle of Man
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 1.52 per 1,000 people against 1.45 per 1,000 people in Isle of Man, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Isle of Man ahead.

Isle of Man ranks 102nd and Syria ranks 101st of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Isle of Man averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Isle of Man	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.254 per 1,000 people	0.2005 per 1,000 people	0.0535 per 1,000 people	Isle of Man
1970s	0.308 per 1,000 people	0.259 per 1,000 people	0.049 per 1,000 people	Isle of Man
1980s	0.7355 per 1,000 people	0.635 per 1,000 people	0.1005 per 1,000 people	Isle of Man
1990s	0.577 per 1,000 people	0.835 per 1,000 people	0.258 per 1,000 people	Syria
2010s	1.45 per 1,000 people	1.39 per 1,000 people	0.061 per 1,000 people	Isle of Man

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Isle of Man or Syria?: Syria, at 1.52 per 1,000 people against 1.45 per 1,000 people in Isle of Man as of 2021.
What is the difference in physicians between Isle of Man and Syria?: 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Isle of Man and Syria?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Isle of Man and Syria rank globally for physicians?: Isle of Man ranks 102nd and Syria ranks 101st 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: 29 October 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.