What is the difference in physicians between Nepal and Tonga?

0 per 1,000 people, with Tonga ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Tonga?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.

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.

Nepal vs Tonga: Physicians

Nepal

1.01 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Tonga

1.01 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Nepal rank

120th

Tonga rank

119th

Physicians over time

Nepal
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1.01 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Nepal, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.

Nepal ranks 120th and Tonga ranks 119th of 194 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.013 per 1,000 people	0.375 per 1,000 people	0.362 per 1,000 people	Tonga
1970s	0.019 per 1,000 people	0.256 per 1,000 people	0.237 per 1,000 people	Tonga
1980s	0.044 per 1,000 people	0.427 per 1,000 people	0.383 per 1,000 people	Tonga
1990s	0.051 per 1,000 people	0.474 per 1,000 people	0.423 per 1,000 people	Tonga
2000s	0.052 per 1,000 people	0.339 per 1,000 people	0.287 per 1,000 people	Tonga
2010s	0.6825 per 1,000 people	0.763 per 1,000 people	0.0805 per 1,000 people	Tonga
2020s	0.8705 per 1,000 people	0.98 per 1,000 people	0.1095 per 1,000 people	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Nepal or Tonga?: Tonga, at 1.01 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Nepal as of 2021.
What is the difference in physicians between Nepal and Tonga?: 0 per 1,000 people, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Tonga?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Nepal and Tonga rank globally for physicians?: Nepal ranks 120th and Tonga ranks 119th 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.