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
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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.

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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