Which has higher physicians, Republic of Korea or Mexico?

Republic of Korea, at 2.61 per 1,000 people against 2.59 per 1,000 people in Mexico as of 2022.

What is the difference in physicians between Republic of Korea and Mexico?

0.02 per 1,000 people, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Mexico?

33 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.

Republic of Korea vs Mexico: Physicians

Republic of Korea

2.61 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Mexico

2.59 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Republic of Korea rank

74th

Mexico rank

75th

Physicians over time

Republic of Korea
Mexico

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 2.61 per 1,000 people against 2.59 per 1,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 74th and Mexico ranks 75th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.08 per 1,000 people	1.5 per 1,000 people	0.4214 per 1,000 people	Mexico
2000s	1.63 per 1,000 people	1.74 per 1,000 people	0.1173 per 1,000 people	Mexico
2010s	2.23 per 1,000 people	2.26 per 1,000 people	0.0365 per 1,000 people	Mexico
2020s	2.54 per 1,000 people	2.52 per 1,000 people	0.0267 per 1,000 people	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Republic of Korea or Mexico?: Republic of Korea, at 2.61 per 1,000 people against 2.59 per 1,000 people in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Republic of Korea and Mexico?: 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Mexico?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Republic of Korea and Mexico rank globally for physicians?: Republic of Korea ranks 74th and Mexico ranks 75th 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.