Bangladesh vs India: Physicians per 1000 people

Bangladesh
0.722
in 2023
India
0.723
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
132nd
India rank
131st

Physicians per 1000 people over time

  • Bangladesh
  • India
00.250.50.7511.2196019912023

How they compare

India currently reports 0.723 against 0.722 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.001.

Across all 11 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 132nd and India ranks 131st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.123 0.205 0.082 India
1970s 0.119 0.205 0.086 India
1980s 0.12 0.371 0.251 India
1990s 0.188 1.23 1.04 India
2010s 0.5302 0.7802 0.25 India
2020s 0.661 0.723 0.062 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians per 1000 people, Bangladesh or India?
India, at 0.723 against 0.722 in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in physicians per 1000 people between Bangladesh and India?
0.001, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
11 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for physicians per 1000 people?
Bangladesh ranks 132nd and India ranks 131st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Physicians per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed