What is the difference in physicians between Kuwait and Turkey?

0.03 per 1,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Turkey?

22 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.

Kuwait vs Turkey: Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Kuwait

2.27 per 1,000 people

in 2020

Turkey

2.24 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Kuwait rank

82nd

Turkey rank

83rd

Physicians (per 1,000 people) over time

Kuwait
Turkey

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.24 per 1,000 people in Turkey, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 82nd and Turkey ranks 83rd of 194 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.07 per 1,000 people	0.35 per 1,000 people	0.717 per 1,000 people	Kuwait
1990s	1.84 per 1,000 people	1.12 per 1,000 people	0.7115 per 1,000 people	Kuwait
2000s	1.76 per 1,000 people	1.5 per 1,000 people	0.261 per 1,000 people	Kuwait
2010s	2.36 per 1,000 people	1.76 per 1,000 people	0.5984 per 1,000 people	Kuwait
2020s	2.27 per 1,000 people	1.99 per 1,000 people	0.284 per 1,000 people	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Kuwait or Turkey?: Kuwait, at 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.24 per 1,000 people in Turkey as of 2020.
What is the difference in physicians between Kuwait and Turkey?: 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Turkey?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Kuwait and Turkey rank globally for physicians?: Kuwait ranks 82nd and Turkey ranks 83rd 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.