What is the difference in physicians between Romania and United States?

0.06 per 1,000 people, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?

28 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.

Romania vs United States: Physicians

Romania

3.62 per 1,000 people

in 2022

United States

3.68 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Romania rank

41st

United States rank

39th

Physicians over time

Romania
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 3.68 per 1,000 people against 3.62 per 1,000 people in Romania, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 41st and United States ranks 39th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.29 per 1,000 people	1.15 per 1,000 people	0.1425 per 1,000 people	Romania
1970s	1.33 per 1,000 people	1.32 per 1,000 people	0.0133 per 1,000 people	Romania
1980s	1.73 per 1,000 people	1.66 per 1,000 people	0.0641 per 1,000 people	Romania
1990s	1.81 per 1,000 people	1.98 per 1,000 people	0.1728 per 1,000 people	United States
2000s	2.11 per 1,000 people	2.65 per 1,000 people	0.548 per 1,000 people	United States
2010s	3.1 per 1,000 people	3.02 per 1,000 people	0.0815 per 1,000 people	Romania
2020s	3.47 per 1,000 people	3.59 per 1,000 people	0.1187 per 1,000 people	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Romania or United States?: United States, at 3.68 per 1,000 people against 3.62 per 1,000 people in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Romania and United States?: 0.06 per 1,000 people, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Romania and United States rank globally for physicians?: Romania ranks 41st and United States ranks 39th 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.