What is the difference in physicians between Japan and Lebanon?

0.03 per 1,000 people, with Lebanon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.

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.

Japan vs Lebanon: Physicians

Japan

2.65 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Lebanon

2.68 per 1,000 people

in 2020

Japan rank

73rd

Lebanon rank

72nd

Physicians over time

Japan
Lebanon

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 2.68 per 1,000 people against 2.65 per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 73rd and Lebanon ranks 72nd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1 per 1,000 people	0.858 per 1,000 people	0.142 per 1,000 people	Japan
1970s	1.15 per 1,000 people	1.21 per 1,000 people	0.0595 per 1,000 people	Lebanon
1980s	1.3 per 1,000 people	1.71 per 1,000 people	0.414 per 1,000 people	Lebanon
2000s	2.08 per 1,000 people	2.48 per 1,000 people	0.393 per 1,000 people	Lebanon
2010s	2.37 per 1,000 people	2.22 per 1,000 people	0.1458 per 1,000 people	Japan
2020s	2.59 per 1,000 people	2.68 per 1,000 people	0.088 per 1,000 people	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Japan or Lebanon?: Lebanon, at 2.68 per 1,000 people against 2.65 per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in physicians between Japan and Lebanon?: 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for physicians?: Japan ranks 73rd and Lebanon ranks 72nd 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.