Sweden vs Switzerland: Physicians per 1000 people
Sweden
4.41
in 2021
Switzerland
4.48
in 2022
Sweden rank
20th
Switzerland rank
18th
Physicians per 1000 people over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 4.48 against 4.41 in Sweden, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 | 1.41 | 0.31 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.67 | 1.88 | 0.21 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.56 | 2.72 | 0.16 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.17 | 3.19 | 0.0214 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.41 | 3.69 | 0.2846 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4.11 | 4.11 | 0.0048 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 4.37 | 4.41 | 0.0465 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physicians per 1000 people, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 4.48 against 4.41 in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in physicians per 1000 people between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.07, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for physicians per 1000 people?
- Sweden ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th 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.