Which has higher physicians, Lithuania, Republic of or Sweden?

Lithuania, Republic of, at 4.47 per 1,000 people against 4.41 per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.

What is the difference in physicians between Lithuania, Republic of and Sweden?

0.06 per 1,000 people, with Lithuania, Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania, Republic of and Sweden?

37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.

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, Republic of vs Sweden: Physicians

Lithuania, Republic of

4.47 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Sweden

4.41 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Lithuania, Republic of rank

19th

Sweden rank

20th

Physicians over time

Lithuania, Republic of
Sweden

How they compare

Lithuania, Republic of currently reports 4.47 per 1,000 people against 4.41 per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 people.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Lithuania, Republic of has been ahead every year.

Lithuania, Republic of ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 20th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania, Republic of	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.87 per 1,000 people	2.76 per 1,000 people	1.11 per 1,000 people	Lithuania, Republic of
1990s	3.74 per 1,000 people	3.17 per 1,000 people	0.5714 per 1,000 people	Lithuania, Republic of
2000s	3.74 per 1,000 people	3.41 per 1,000 people	0.3316 per 1,000 people	Lithuania, Republic of
2010s	4.34 per 1,000 people	4.11 per 1,000 people	0.2266 per 1,000 people	Lithuania, Republic of
2020s	4.48 per 1,000 people	4.37 per 1,000 people	0.118 per 1,000 people	Lithuania, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Lithuania, Republic of or Sweden?: Lithuania, Republic of, at 4.47 per 1,000 people against 4.41 per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Lithuania, Republic of and Sweden?: 0.06 per 1,000 people, with Lithuania, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania, Republic of and Sweden?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Lithuania, Republic of and Sweden rank globally for physicians?: Lithuania, Republic of ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 20th 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: 06 August 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.