What is the difference in physicians between Paraguay and Poland?

0.14 per 1,000 people, with Poland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Poland?

20 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.

Paraguay vs Poland: Physicians

Paraguay

3.89 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Poland

4.03 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Paraguay rank

33rd

Poland rank

30th

Physicians over time

Paraguay
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 4.03 per 1,000 people against 3.89 per 1,000 people in Paraguay, a difference of 0.14 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.

Paraguay ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 30th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5335 per 1,000 people	1.1 per 1,000 people	0.5665 per 1,000 people	Poland
1970s	0.479 per 1,000 people	1.57 per 1,000 people	1.09 per 1,000 people	Poland
1980s	0.6517 per 1,000 people	1.9 per 1,000 people	1.25 per 1,000 people	Poland
1990s	0.7142 per 1,000 people	2.26 per 1,000 people	1.55 per 1,000 people	Poland
2000s	1.19 per 1,000 people	2.26 per 1,000 people	1.07 per 1,000 people	Poland
2010s	1.43 per 1,000 people	2.28 per 1,000 people	0.8535 per 1,000 people	Poland
2020s	2.81 per 1,000 people	3.38 per 1,000 people	0.567 per 1,000 people	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Paraguay or Poland?: Poland, at 4.03 per 1,000 people against 3.89 per 1,000 people in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Paraguay and Poland?: 0.14 per 1,000 people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Poland?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Paraguay and Poland rank globally for physicians?: Paraguay ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 30th 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.