What is the difference in physicians between Peru and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

0.03 per 1,000 people, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

15 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1995.

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.

Peru vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Physicians

Peru

1.69 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

1.66 per 1,000 people

in 2017

Peru rank

94th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

95th

Physicians over time

Peru
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Peru currently reports 1.69 per 1,000 people against 1.66 per 1,000 people in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Peru ranks 94th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 95th of 194 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5575 per 1,000 people	0.7405 per 1,000 people	0.183 per 1,000 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s	0.5235 per 1,000 people	0.8935 per 1,000 people	0.37 per 1,000 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s	0.9029 per 1,000 people	1.27 per 1,000 people	0.3622 per 1,000 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	1.02 per 1,000 people	1.75 per 1,000 people	0.73 per 1,000 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Peru or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Peru, at 1.69 per 1,000 people against 1.66 per 1,000 people in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in physicians between Peru and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1995.
How do Peru and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for physicians?: Peru ranks 94th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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.