Bulgaria vs Italy: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Bulgaria
4.33 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Italy
4.19 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Italy rank
26th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.33 per 1,000 people against 4.19 per 1,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.14 per 1,000 people.
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 per 1,000 people | 4.8 per 1,000 people | 1.43 per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 4.21 per 1,000 people | 0.6208 per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.02 per 1,000 people | 3.9 per 1,000 people | 0.1179 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4.3 per 1,000 people | 4.08 per 1,000 people | 0.2253 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 4.33 per 1,000 people against 4.19 per 1,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.14 per 1,000 people, 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 medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 26th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.