Medical doctors (per 10,000) by country
Countries reporting
187
Highest
86.09
Monaco
Lowest
0.38
Niger
Median
18.7
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
3,662
What the numbers show
Medical doctors (per 10,000) is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 86.09 in Monaco; the lowest is 0.38 in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.7, and the mean is 21.3.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 227.
Over the past decade 160 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 709.1%), and the largest decrease in Madagascar (down 40.5%).
Medical doctors: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 86.09 | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 2 | Cuba | 85.05 | 2022 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 3 | Greece | 67.12 | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 4 | Portugal | 60.22 | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 56.7 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 6 | Georgia | 56.42 | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 53.06 | 2023 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 8 | Andorra | 51.16 | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 51.11 | 2022 | up 27.7% | flat |
| 10 | Argentina | 50.88 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 49.75 | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 12 | Belarus | 47.96 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 13 | Malta | 47.19 | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 46.45 | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 15 | Mongolia | 45.96 | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 45.93 | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 17 | Iceland | 45.78 | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 45.59 | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 19 | Uruguay | 45.51 | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 45.3 | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 44.74 | 2022 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 44.29 | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 23 | San Marino | 44.05 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 43.92 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 25 | Antigua and Barbuda | 43.18 | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 42.39 | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 27 | Saint Lucia | 42.34 | 2020 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Australia | 42.28 | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.57 | 2021 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 30 | France | 40.09 | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 31 | Ireland | 39.89 | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 39.73 | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 33 | Moldova | 39.25 | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 34 | Israel | 39.22 | 2024 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 35 | Paraguay | 38.93 | 2022 | up 179.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Netherlands | 38.68 | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 38.06 | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 38 | New Zealand | 37.72 | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 37.61 | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 37.12 | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 41 | Poland | 36.49 | 2023 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 35.87 | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 43 | Ukraine | 35.31 | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 44 | Slovenia | 35.07 | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 45 | Chile | 34.9 | 2024 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 34.9 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 34.06 | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 48 | Belgium | 33.91 | 2023 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 49 | Armenia | 33.6 | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 50 | United Kingdom | 33.54 | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 51 | Latvia | 33.52 | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 52 | Jordan | 32.62 | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 53 | Serbia | 32.15 | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 31.85 | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 55 | Qatar | 31.36 | 2024 | up 26.5% | flat |
| 56 | North Korea | 30.99 | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 57 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 30.85 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 30.59 | 2024 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 59 | Mauritius | 30.15 | 2023 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 29.92 | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 61 | Luxembourg | 29.84 | 2017 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 62 | Kuwait | 29.69 | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 29.44 | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 64 | Finland | 28.75 | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 65 | Canada | 28.54 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 66 | China | 28.19 | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 67 | Montenegro | 27.85 | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 68 | Mexico | 27.52 | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 26.87 | 2022 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 70 | Lebanon | 26.8 | 2020 | up 16.6% | flat |
| 71 | Singapore | 26.7 | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 72 | South Korea | 26.63 | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 73 | United States | 26.54 | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 74 | Japan | 26.49 | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.84 | 2019 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 76 | Colombia | 25.37 | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 77 | Brazil | 24.99 | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 78 | Barbados | 23.98 | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 79 | Turkey | 23.4 | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 23.23 | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 81 | Ecuador | 23.13 | 2020 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 82 | Maldives | 23 | 2021 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Malaysia | 22.72 | 2024 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Niue | 22.22 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 85 | Brunei | 21.79 | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 86 | Oman | 21.37 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 21.22 | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 88 | Libya | 20.42 | 2017 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 89 | Cook Islands | 19.71 | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 90 | Honduras | 19.02 | 2023 | up 549.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.99 | 2024 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 18.98 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 93 | Albania | 18.79 | 2020 | up 51.5% | flat |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 18.7 | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 95 | Iran | 18.11 | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 96 | Palau | 18.08 | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 97 | Tuvalu | 17.71 | 2024 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 98 | Peru | 16.88 | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 99 | Algeria | 16.6 | 2022 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 100 | Seychelles | 16.33 | 2024 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 101 | Guatemala | 16.27 | 2024 | up 468.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Syria | 16.27 | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 103 | Panama | 16.25 | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 104 | El Salvador | 16.16 | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.45 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 106 | Grenada | 13.83 | 2018 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 107 | Belize | 13.36 | 2021 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 108 | Bolivia | 12.84 | 2021 | up 178.5% | rising |
| 108 | Pakistan | 12.84 | 2024 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 110 | Nauru | 12.73 | 2015 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 111 | Guyana | 12.49 | 2023 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 112 | Tunisia | 12.38 | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 113 | Egypt | 11.8 | 2021 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 11.36 | 2023 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Marshall Islands | 11.35 | 2021 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 116 | Vietnam | 11.07 | 2021 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 117 | Nepal | 10.88 | 2024 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 118 | Iraq | 10.64 | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 119 | Jamaica | 10.23 | 2024 | up 161.6% | rising |
| 120 | Tonga | 10.14 | 2021 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 121 | Micronesia (country) | 9.74 | 2020 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 122 | India | 9.55 | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 9.08 | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 124 | Philippines | 8.69 | 2024 | up 47.5% | falling |
| 125 | Morocco | 7.93 | 2023 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 126 | East Timor | 7.68 | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 127 | South Africa | 7.66 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 128 | Myanmar | 7.57 | 2019 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 129 | Fiji | 7.54 | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 130 | Bahrain | 7.41 | 2020 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 131 | Cape Verde | 7.3 | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 132 | Bangladesh | 7.22 | 2023 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 133 | Thailand | 5.91 | 2023 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 134 | Samoa | 5.61 | 2021 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 135 | Indonesia | 5.59 | 2024 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Namibia | 5.58 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 137 | Eswatini | 5.57 | 2023 | up 468.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Bhutan | 5.53 | 2022 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 139 | Gabon | 5.21 | 2022 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 140 | Congo | 4.98 | 2024 | up 388.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Kiribati | 4.68 | 2023 | up 142.5% | rising |
| 142 | Botswana | 4.28 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 143 | Comoros | 4.24 | 2022 | up 134.3% | rising |
| 144 | Nigeria | 4.14 | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 145 | Laos | 3.77 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | Afghanistan | 3.17 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 146 | Mali | 3.17 | 2024 | up 226.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Haiti | 2.92 | 2022 | up 108.6% | rising |
| 149 | Ghana | 2.89 | 2024 | up 167.6% | rising |
| 150 | Solomon Islands | 2.87 | 2024 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 151 | Mauritania | 2.61 | 2022 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 152 | Kenya | 2.6 | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 153 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.55 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 154 | Sudan | 2.5 | 2017 | down 27.7% | flat |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.49 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 156 | Benin | 2.14 | 2024 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Djibouti | 2.11 | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 157 | Cambodia | 2.11 | 2019 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 159 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.08 | 2022 | up 144.7% | rising |
| 160 | Uganda | 2.06 | 2024 | up 112.4% | rising |
| 161 | Angola | 2.02 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 162 | Zimbabwe | 1.86 | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 163 | Lesotho | 1.84 | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Liberia | 1.78 | 2022 | up 709.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Rwanda | 1.77 | 2024 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 166 | Tanzania | 1.75 | 2024 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Yemen | 1.65 | 2022 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 168 | Vanuatu | 1.64 | 2019 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 169 | Zambia | 1.63 | 2024 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Ethiopia | 1.56 | 2024 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 171 | South Sudan | 1.49 | 2024 | up 263.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Sierra Leone | 1.34 | 2022 | up 415.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Senegal | 1.24 | 2024 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 174 | Guinea | 1.15 | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 175 | Burkina Faso | 1.07 | 2024 | up 127.7% | rising |
| 176 | Madagascar | 1.03 | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 177 | Central African Republic | 1 | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 178 | Mozambique | 0.91 | 2024 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 179 | Gambia | 0.9 | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 180 | Eritrea | 0.89 | 2023 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 181 | Cameroon | 0.88 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 182 | Malawi | 0.84 | 2024 | up 171.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Burundi | 0.83 | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 184 | Chad | 0.8 | 2024 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 185 | Togo | 0.59 | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 186 | Papua New Guinea | 0.46 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 187 | Niger | 0.38 | 2023 | down 25.5% | rising |