Bhutan vs Samoa: Physicians per 1000 people

Bhutan
0.553
in 2022
Samoa
0.561
in 2021
Bhutan rank
137th
Samoa rank
135th

Physicians per 1000 people over time

  • Bhutan
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.561 against 0.553 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.

Bhutan ranks 137th and Samoa ranks 135th of 194 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.125 0.404 0.279 Samoa
1990s 0.051 0.666 0.615 Samoa
2000s 0.249 0.447 0.198 Samoa
2010s 0.3387 0.4503 0.1117 Samoa
2020s 0.5235 0.5615 0.038 Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians per 1000 people, Bhutan or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.561 against 0.553 in Bhutan as of 2021.
What is the difference in physicians per 1000 people between Bhutan and Samoa?
0.008, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Samoa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
How do Bhutan and Samoa rank globally for physicians per 1000 people?
Bhutan ranks 137th and Samoa ranks 135th 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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About this data

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