Medical doctors (%) by country
Countries reporting
82
Highest
77.1%
Mongolia
Lowest
17.5%
Chad
Median
49.8%
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
1,533
What the numbers show
Medical doctors (%) is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 77.1% in Mongolia; the lowest is 17.5% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 49.8%, and the mean is 51.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 216.1%), and the largest decrease in East Timor (down 28.2%).
Medical doctors: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 77.1% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 2 | Latvia | 74.3% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Belarus | 73.7% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 4 | Estonia | 72.7% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 71.0% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 5 | Romania | 71.0% | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 7 | Russia | 70.8% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 68.7% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Serbia | 67.2% | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 10 | Armenia | 66.8% | 2022 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 66.3% | 2022 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 65.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 64.3% | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 14 | Croatia | 63.8% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 14 | Montenegro | 63.8% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62.8% | 2019 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 62.4% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 62.0% | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 19 | Moldova | 61.4% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 20 | Ukraine | 61.1% | 2014 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | Finland | 61.0% | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 22 | Indonesia | 60.2% | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 23 | Turkmenistan | 60.1% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 59.4% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 59.3% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 58.7% | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 58.1% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 58.0% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 57.5% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 57.5% | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 57.4% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 56.0% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 55.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 34 | Argentina | 52.2% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 35 | Sweden | 51.6% | 2022 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 36 | Norway | 51.5% | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 50.7% | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 38 | France | 50.6% | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 50.1% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 39 | Austria | 50.1% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 50.1% | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 42 | Germany | 49.4% | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 49.3% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 44 | New Zealand | 49.2% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 48.6% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 45 | Oman | 48.6% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 45 | Belgium | 48.6% | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 48 | Andorra | 48.0% | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 49 | Italy | 47.6% | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 49 | Iceland | 47.6% | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 51 | Mozambique | 47.5% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 52 | Canada | 47.4% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 53 | Ireland | 47.3% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 54 | Botswana | 47.2% | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 55 | Switzerland | 46.7% | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 56 | Panama | 46.5% | 2022 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 57 | Chile | 46.0% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 58 | Australia | 45.3% | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 59 | Malta | 44.7% | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 60 | Greece | 44.4% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 61 | Israel | 43.6% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 62 | East Timor | 43.5% | 2020 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 62 | Papua New Guinea | 43.5% | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 43.3% | 2023 | up 216.1% | rising |
| 65 | Turkey | 43.1% | 2023 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 66 | Peru | 42.0% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 67 | Cyprus | 40.4% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 68 | Kenya | 40.1% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Maldives | 38.4% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 70 | Ghana | 37.7% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 71 | Senegal | 37.6% | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 72 | United States | 37.0% | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 35.7% | 2017 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 74 | Bhutan | 35.2% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 75 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.6% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 75 | Nepal | 33.6% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 77 | Seychelles | 33.0% | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 31.1% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 79 | Benin | 30.8% | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 80 | South Korea | 25.6% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 81 | Japan | 23.5% | 2022 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 82 | Chad | 17.5% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |