What is the difference in physicians between Tonga and Viet Nam?

0.1 per 1,000 people, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Viet Nam?

13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.

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.

Tonga vs Viet Nam: Physicians

Tonga

1.01 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Viet Nam

1.11 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Tonga rank

119th

Viet Nam rank

116th

Physicians over time

Tonga
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.11 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Tonga, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tonga ahead.

Tonga ranks 119th and Viet Nam ranks 116th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tonga	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.4853 per 1,000 people	0.293 per 1,000 people	0.1923 per 1,000 people	Tonga
1990s	0.474 per 1,000 people	0.488 per 1,000 people	0.014 per 1,000 people	Viet Nam
2000s	0.4347 per 1,000 people	0.6225 per 1,000 people	0.1878 per 1,000 people	Viet Nam
2010s	0.776 per 1,000 people	0.852 per 1,000 people	0.076 per 1,000 people	Viet Nam
2020s	0.98 per 1,000 people	0.9815 per 1,000 people	0.0015 per 1,000 people	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Tonga or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 1.11 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Tonga as of 2021.
What is the difference in physicians between Tonga and Viet Nam?: 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Viet Nam?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Tonga and Viet Nam rank globally for physicians?: Tonga ranks 119th and Viet Nam ranks 116th 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.