What is the difference in physicians between Panama and Peru?

0.07 per 1,000 people, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?

22 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.

Panama vs Peru: Physicians

Panama

1.62 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Peru

1.69 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Panama rank

97th

Peru rank

94th

Physicians over time

Panama
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 1.69 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in Panama, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.

Panama ranks 97th and Peru ranks 94th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.417 per 1,000 people	0.5575 per 1,000 people	0.1405 per 1,000 people	Peru
1970s	0.605 per 1,000 people	0.5235 per 1,000 people	0.0815 per 1,000 people	Panama
1980s	1.2 per 1,000 people	0.8905 per 1,000 people	0.3127 per 1,000 people	Panama
1990s	1.18 per 1,000 people	1.03 per 1,000 people	0.1504 per 1,000 people	Panama
2000s	1.31 per 1,000 people	1.3 per 1,000 people	0.0135 per 1,000 people	Panama
2010s	1.61 per 1,000 people	1.29 per 1,000 people	0.3122 per 1,000 people	Panama
2020s	1.66 per 1,000 people	1.59 per 1,000 people	0.078 per 1,000 people	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Panama or Peru?: Peru, at 1.69 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Panama and Peru?: 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Panama and Peru rank globally for physicians?: Panama ranks 97th and Peru ranks 94th 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.