What is the difference in physicians between Kazakhstan and Netherlands?

0.13 per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Netherlands?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Kazakhstan vs Netherlands: Physicians

Kazakhstan

3.75 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Netherlands

3.88 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Kazakhstan rank

37th

Netherlands rank

34th

Physicians over time

Kazakhstan
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 3.88 per 1,000 people against 3.75 per 1,000 people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.13 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 37th and Netherlands ranks 34th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.62 per 1,000 people	2.48 per 1,000 people	1.15 per 1,000 people	Kazakhstan
2000s	3.46 per 1,000 people	2.67 per 1,000 people	0.7966 per 1,000 people	Kazakhstan
2010s	3.73 per 1,000 people	3.38 per 1,000 people	0.3469 per 1,000 people	Kazakhstan
2020s	3.7 per 1,000 people	3.85 per 1,000 people	0.1543 per 1,000 people	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Kazakhstan or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 3.88 per 1,000 people against 3.75 per 1,000 people in Kazakhstan as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Kazakhstan and Netherlands?: 0.13 per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Netherlands?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Kazakhstan and Netherlands rank globally for physicians?: Kazakhstan ranks 37th and Netherlands ranks 34th 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.