What is the difference in physicians between Malta and Uruguay?

0.16 per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.

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

13 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.

Malta vs Uruguay: Physicians

Malta

4.51 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Uruguay

4.67 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Malta rank

16th

Uruguay rank

13th

Physicians over time

Malta
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 4.67 per 1,000 people against 4.51 per 1,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.16 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Malta ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.891 per 1,000 people	1.06 per 1,000 people	0.173 per 1,000 people	Uruguay
1970s	1.17 per 1,000 people	1.1 per 1,000 people	0.072 per 1,000 people	Malta
1980s	1.28 per 1,000 people	1.96 per 1,000 people	0.6855 per 1,000 people	Uruguay
1990s	2.25 per 1,000 people	3.45 per 1,000 people	1.2 per 1,000 people	Uruguay
2000s	3.24 per 1,000 people	3.89 per 1,000 people	0.642 per 1,000 people	Uruguay
2010s	3.9 per 1,000 people	4.51 per 1,000 people	0.6125 per 1,000 people	Uruguay
2020s	4.4 per 1,000 people	4.61 per 1,000 people	0.2075 per 1,000 people	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Malta or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 4.67 per 1,000 people against 4.51 per 1,000 people in Malta as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Malta and Uruguay?: 0.16 per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Uruguay?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Malta and Uruguay rank globally for physicians?: Malta ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 13th 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.