What is the difference in physicians between Malaysia and Turkey?

0.1 per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

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

Malaysia

2.34 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Turkey

2.24 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Malaysia rank

80th

Turkey rank

83rd

Physicians (per 1,000 people) over time

Malaysia
Turkey

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.34 per 1,000 people against 2.24 per 1,000 people in Turkey, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.

Malaysia ranks 80th and Turkey ranks 83rd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.152 per 1,000 people	0.35 per 1,000 people	0.198 per 1,000 people	Turkey
1990s	0.5076 per 1,000 people	1.08 per 1,000 people	0.5676 per 1,000 people	Turkey
2000s	0.8033 per 1,000 people	1.45 per 1,000 people	0.6503 per 1,000 people	Turkey
2010s	1.55 per 1,000 people	1.76 per 1,000 people	0.2157 per 1,000 people	Turkey
2020s	2.25 per 1,000 people	2.11 per 1,000 people	0.1327 per 1,000 people	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Malaysia or Turkey?: Malaysia, at 2.34 per 1,000 people against 2.24 per 1,000 people in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Malaysia and Turkey?: 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkey?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Turkey rank globally for physicians?: Malaysia ranks 80th 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.