What is the difference in physicians between Luxembourg and Qatar?

0.04 per 1,000 people, with Qatar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Qatar?

14 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.

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.

Luxembourg vs Qatar: Physicians

Luxembourg

2.98 per 1,000 people

in 2017

Qatar

3.02 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Luxembourg rank

62nd

Qatar rank

60th

Physicians over time

Luxembourg
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 3.02 per 1,000 people against 2.98 per 1,000 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 62nd and Qatar ranks 60th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.1 per 1,000 people	0.513 per 1,000 people	0.587 per 1,000 people	Luxembourg
1980s	1.7 per 1,000 people	1.21 per 1,000 people	0.493 per 1,000 people	Luxembourg
1990s	2.24 per 1,000 people	1.34 per 1,000 people	0.9027 per 1,000 people	Luxembourg
2000s	2.56 per 1,000 people	2.73 per 1,000 people	0.1736 per 1,000 people	Qatar
2010s	2.85 per 1,000 people	2.91 per 1,000 people	0.063 per 1,000 people	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Luxembourg or Qatar?: Qatar, at 3.02 per 1,000 people against 2.98 per 1,000 people in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Luxembourg and Qatar?: 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Qatar?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Luxembourg and Qatar rank globally for physicians?: Luxembourg ranks 62nd and Qatar ranks 60th 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.