What is the difference in physicians between Mauritius and Syria?

0.08 per 1,000 people, with Syria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Syria?

23 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.

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.

Mauritius vs Syria: Physicians

Mauritius

1.44 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Syria

1.52 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Mauritius rank

103rd

Syria rank

101st

Physicians over time

Mauritius
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 1.52 per 1,000 people against 1.44 per 1,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

Mauritius ranks 103rd and Syria ranks 101st of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.235 per 1,000 people	0.2005 per 1,000 people	0.0345 per 1,000 people	Mauritius
1970s	0.2375 per 1,000 people	0.2575 per 1,000 people	0.02 per 1,000 people	Syria
1980s	0.6437 per 1,000 people	0.5907 per 1,000 people	0.053 per 1,000 people	Mauritius
1990s	0.811 per 1,000 people	0.835 per 1,000 people	0.024 per 1,000 people	Syria
2000s	1.04 per 1,000 people	1.41 per 1,000 people	0.3679 per 1,000 people	Syria
2010s	1.98 per 1,000 people	1.41 per 1,000 people	0.5667 per 1,000 people	Mauritius
2020s	2.69 per 1,000 people	1.5 per 1,000 people	1.19 per 1,000 people	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Mauritius or Syria?: Syria, at 1.52 per 1,000 people against 1.44 per 1,000 people in Mauritius as of 2021.
What is the difference in physicians between Mauritius and Syria?: 0.08 per 1,000 people, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Syria?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Mauritius and Syria rank globally for physicians?: Mauritius ranks 103rd and Syria ranks 101st 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.