What is the difference in physicians between Panama and Venezuela?

0.04 per 1,000 people, with Venezuela ahead.

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

12 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.

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 Venezuela: Physicians

Panama

1.62 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Venezuela

1.66 per 1,000 people

in 2017

Panama rank

97th

Venezuela rank

95th

Physicians over time

Panama
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 1.66 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in Panama, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Venezuela ahead.

Panama ranks 97th and Venezuela ranks 95th of 194 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.417 per 1,000 people	0.7405 per 1,000 people	0.3235 per 1,000 people	Venezuela
1970s	0.605 per 1,000 people	0.8935 per 1,000 people	0.2885 per 1,000 people	Venezuela
1980s	1.2 per 1,000 people	1.31 per 1,000 people	0.1038 per 1,000 people	Venezuela
1990s	1.15 per 1,000 people	1.75 per 1,000 people	0.6055 per 1,000 people	Venezuela
2000s	1.25 per 1,000 people	1.92 per 1,000 people	0.67 per 1,000 people	Venezuela
2010s	1.59 per 1,000 people	1.66 per 1,000 people	0.075 per 1,000 people	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Panama or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 1.66 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in Panama as of 2017.
What is the difference in physicians between Panama and Venezuela?: 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Venezuela?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
How do Panama and Venezuela rank globally for physicians?: Panama ranks 97th and Venezuela ranks 95th 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.