Pharmacists in Maldives

Maldives: Pharmacists was 352 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
352
Change on year
up 18.5%
World rank
120th
of 166 countries
All-time high
352
in 2020
All-time low
25
in 1989
Years of data
14
1989–2020

Pharmacists in Maldives, 1989–2020

01002003004001989200420201989: 251991: 1081993: 1381996: 2032004: 2412007: 2852009: 2062010: 2472015: 1992016: 252017: 2382018: 1042019: 2972020: 352

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, pharmacists in Maldives stood at 352. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmacists in Maldives peaked at 352 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1989.

That places Maldives 120th out of 166 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Pharmacists in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Pharmacists (number) in Maldives, 1989 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1989 25 —
1991 108 +332.0%
1993 138 +27.8%
1996 203 +47.1%
2004 241 +18.7%
2007 285 +18.3%
2009 206 -27.7%
2010 247 +19.9%
2015 199 -19.4%
2016 25 -87.4%
2017 238 +852.0%
2018 104 -56.3%
2019 297 +185.6%
2020 352 +18.5%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 352 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,873, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 352 is below the median for South Asia, which is 4,965, 7% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pharmacists in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +852.0% 25 238

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 25 25 25 1
1990s 149.67 108 203 3
2000s 244 206 285 3
2010s 185 25 297 6
2020s 352 352 352 1

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 117 Angola 415 compare
  2. 118 Senegal 380 compare
  3. 119 Burkina Faso 376 compare
  4. 121 Georgia 350 compare
  5. 122 Barbados 327 compare
  6. 123 Belize 310 compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmacists in Maldives?
Pharmacists in Maldives was 352 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 352 in 2020.
What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1989.
How does Maldives rank for pharmacists?
Maldives ranks 120th out of 166 countries with data for 2020.
Is pharmacists rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Pharmacists (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Pharmacists (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
167 places, 3,402 data points, 1971–2024
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