Japan vs Montenegro: Physicians

Japan
2.65 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Montenegro
2.78 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
73rd
Montenegro rank
70th

Physicians over time

  • Japan
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 2.78 per 1,000 people against 2.65 per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.13 per 1,000 people.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 73rd and Montenegro ranks 70th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Montenegro in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Montenegro Difference Ahead
2000s 2.03 per 1,000 people 1.91 per 1,000 people 0.1214 per 1,000 people Japan
2010s 2.35 per 1,000 people 2.32 per 1,000 people 0.0312 per 1,000 people Japan
2020s 2.62 per 1,000 people 2.82 per 1,000 people 0.199 per 1,000 people Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Japan or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 2.78 per 1,000 people against 2.65 per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Japan and Montenegro?
0.13 per 1,000 people, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Montenegro?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Japan and Montenegro rank globally for physicians?
Japan ranks 73rd and Montenegro ranks 70th 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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About this data

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

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.