Belgium vs Switzerland: Specialist medical practitioners

Belgium
24,623
in 2023
Switzerland
24,707
in 2023
Belgium rank
33rd
Switzerland rank
32nd

Specialist medical practitioners over time

  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k200020112023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 24,707 against 24,623 in Belgium, a difference of 84.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 32nd of 95 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 18,709 18,062 646.5 Belgium
2010s 20,742 20,054 687.7 Belgium
2020s 23,551 23,866 315.25 Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher specialist medical practitioners, Belgium or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 24,707 against 24,623 in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in specialist medical practitioners between Belgium and Switzerland?
84, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for specialist medical practitioners?
Belgium ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 32nd of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Specialist medical practitioners (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belgium vs Switzerland: Specialist medical practitioners. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/specialist-medical-practitioners-number/belgium/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/specialist-medical-practitioners-number/belgium/switzerland/">Belgium vs Switzerland: Specialist medical practitioners</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Specialist medical practitioners (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
96 places, 1,643 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed