Italy vs Spain: Physicians per 1000 people

Italy
4.19
in 2022
Spain
4.29
in 2022
Italy rank
26th
Spain rank
24th

Physicians per 1000 people over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
246810199020062022

How they compare

Spain currently reports 4.29 against 4.19 in Italy, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 26th and Spain ranks 24th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 4.8 3.45 1.36 Italy
2000s 4.21 3.37 0.8438 Italy
2010s 3.9 3.88 0.0208 Italy
2020s 4.08 4.43 0.3573 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians per 1000 people, Italy or Spain?
Spain, at 4.29 against 4.19 in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians per 1000 people between Italy and Spain?
0.1, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for physicians per 1000 people?
Italy ranks 26th and Spain ranks 24th 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