What is the difference in physicians between Lithuania and Malta?

0.04 per 1,000 people, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Malta?

30 years are reported by both, from 1987 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.

Lithuania vs Malta: Physicians

Lithuania

4.47 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Malta

4.51 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Lithuania rank

19th

Malta rank

16th

Physicians over time

Lithuania
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 4.51 per 1,000 people against 4.47 per 1,000 people in Lithuania, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 19th and Malta ranks 16th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.88 per 1,000 people	2.03 per 1,000 people	1.85 per 1,000 people	Lithuania
1990s	3.77 per 1,000 people	2.36 per 1,000 people	1.41 per 1,000 people	Lithuania
2000s	3.74 per 1,000 people	3.19 per 1,000 people	0.5453 per 1,000 people	Lithuania
2010s	4.34 per 1,000 people	3.59 per 1,000 people	0.7505 per 1,000 people	Lithuania
2020s	4.48 per 1,000 people	4.32 per 1,000 people	0.1537 per 1,000 people	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Lithuania or Malta?: Malta, at 4.51 per 1,000 people against 4.47 per 1,000 people in Lithuania as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Lithuania and Malta?: 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Malta?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
How do Lithuania and Malta rank globally for physicians?: Lithuania ranks 19th and Malta ranks 16th 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: 06 August 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.