Bulgaria vs Italy: Physicians per 1000 people
Bulgaria
4.33
in 2022
Italy
4.19
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Italy rank
26th
Physicians per 1000 people over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.33 against 4.19 in Italy, a difference of 0.14.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 26th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.37 | 4.8 | 1.43 | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.59 | 4.21 | 0.6208 | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.02 | 3.9 | 0.1179 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4.3 | 4.08 | 0.2253 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physicians per 1000 people, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 4.33 against 4.19 in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in physicians per 1000 people between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.14, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for physicians per 1000 people?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 26th 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.