What is the difference in physicians between Myanmar and Philippines?

0.035 per 1,000 people, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Philippines?

20 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.

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.

Myanmar vs Philippines: Physicians

Myanmar

0.757 per 1,000 people

in 2019

Philippines

0.792 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Myanmar rank

126th

Philippines rank

125th

Physicians over time

Myanmar
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.792 per 1,000 people against 0.757 per 1,000 people in Myanmar, a difference of 0.035 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.

Myanmar ranks 126th and Philippines ranks 125th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.065 per 1,000 people	0.146 per 1,000 people	0.081 per 1,000 people	Philippines
1970s	0.114 per 1,000 people	0.111 per 1,000 people	0.003 per 1,000 people	Myanmar
1980s	0.1847 per 1,000 people	0.1427 per 1,000 people	0.042 per 1,000 people	Myanmar
1990s	0.078 per 1,000 people	0.119 per 1,000 people	0.041 per 1,000 people	Philippines
2000s	0.4211 per 1,000 people	1.2 per 1,000 people	0.7773 per 1,000 people	Philippines
2010s	0.6694 per 1,000 people	0.6256 per 1,000 people	0.0439 per 1,000 people	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Myanmar or Philippines?: Philippines, at 0.792 per 1,000 people against 0.757 per 1,000 people in Myanmar as of 2021.
What is the difference in physicians between Myanmar and Philippines?: 0.035 per 1,000 people, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Philippines?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
How do Myanmar and Philippines rank globally for physicians?: Myanmar ranks 126th and Philippines ranks 125th 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.