Physicians per 1000 people by country
Countries reporting
194
Highest
9.54
Cuba
Lowest
0.038
Niger
Median
1.62
Years covered
64
1960–2023
Data points
5,326
What the numbers show
Physicians per 1000 people is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 9.54 in Cuba; the lowest is 0.038 in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.62, and the mean is 2.06.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 251.
Over the past decade 166 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in East Timor (up 851.9%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 65.7%).
Physicians per 1000 people: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 9.54 | 2021 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 2 | Monaco | 8.61 | 2020 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Seychelles | 6.6 | 2022 | up 605.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Greece | 6.58 | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 5 | Portugal | 5.85 | 2022 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Georgia | 5.64 | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 7 | Austria | 5.51 | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 5.11 | 2022 | up 27.7% | flat |
| 9 | Argentina | 5.11 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 10 | Andorra | 5.07 | 2023 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 4.97 | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 12 | Belarus | 4.72 | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 4.67 | 2022 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 14 | San Marino | 4.63 | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 4.53 | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 16 | Malta | 4.51 | 2022 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 4.5 | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 4.48 | 2022 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 4.47 | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 4.41 | 2021 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 21 | Iceland | 4.37 | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 4.35 | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 4.33 | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 4.29 | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 4.23 | 2020 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Italy | 4.19 | 2022 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.16 | 2021 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Mongolia | 4.13 | 2022 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 4.09 | 2022 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 4.03 | 2023 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 31 | Moldova | 4.02 | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 3.91 | 2022 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 33 | Paraguay | 3.89 | 2022 | up 179.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Netherlands | 3.88 | 2022 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 3.88 | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 36 | Israel | 3.8 | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 3.75 | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 38 | Slovakia | 3.7 | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 39 | United States | 3.68 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 40 | North Korea | 3.63 | 2017 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 3.62 | 2022 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 42 | New Zealand | 3.61 | 2022 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 43 | Finland | 3.61 | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 44 | Belgium | 3.57 | 2022 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 45 | Cyprus | 3.56 | 2022 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 3.53 | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 47 | Estonia | 3.47 | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 48 | Hungary | 3.46 | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 3.41 | 2023 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Latvia | 3.4 | 2022 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 51 | Slovenia | 3.37 | 2022 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 52 | Armenia | 3.36 | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 53 | Chile | 3.33 | 2023 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 54 | United Kingdom | 3.3 | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 55 | France | 3.28 | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 3.19 | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 57 | China | 3.11 | 2022 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 58 | Serbia | 3.1 | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 59 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.08 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Qatar | 3.02 | 2023 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 2.99 | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 2.98 | 2017 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 63 | Barbados | 2.96 | 2022 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 2.94 | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 65 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.92 | 2017 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 2.85 | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 67 | Singapore | 2.83 | 2022 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 68 | Canada | 2.82 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 2.81 | 2021 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 70 | Montenegro | 2.78 | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 2.69 | 2022 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 72 | Lebanon | 2.68 | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 73 | Japan | 2.65 | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 74 | South Korea | 2.61 | 2022 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 75 | Mexico | 2.59 | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.58 | 2019 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 77 | Colombia | 2.54 | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 2.43 | 2023 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 79 | Brazil | 2.36 | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 80 | Malaysia | 2.34 | 2023 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Ecuador | 2.31 | 2020 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 82 | Kuwait | 2.27 | 2020 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 83 | Turkey | 2.24 | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 84 | Maldives | 2.23 | 2019 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Libya | 2.04 | 2017 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 86 | Oman | 1.99 | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 1.93 | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 88 | Bahamas | 1.9 | 2017 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 89 | Brunei | 1.89 | 2021 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 90 | Albania | 1.88 | 2020 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 1.87 | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 92 | Iran | 1.81 | 2023 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Palau | 1.81 | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 94 | Peru | 1.69 | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 95 | Venezuela | 1.66 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 96 | Algeria | 1.66 | 2022 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Panama | 1.62 | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 1.62 | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.57 | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 100 | Macao | 1.56 | 1987 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Syria | 1.52 | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 102 | Isle of Man | 1.45 | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Mauritius | 1.44 | 2022 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Guyana | 1.39 | 2020 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Grenada | 1.38 | 2018 | up 120.6% | rising |
| 106 | Suriname | 1.35 | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 107 | Tuvalu | 1.35 | 2020 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 108 | Hong Kong | 1.32 | 1995 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 109 | Tunisia | 1.31 | 2021 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Bolivia | 1.28 | 2021 | up 178.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Guatemala | 1.28 | 2020 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Nauru | 1.27 | 2015 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 113 | Pakistan | 1.16 | 2021 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 114 | Dominica | 1.16 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 1.14 | 2023 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Vietnam | 1.11 | 2021 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 117 | Belize | 1.09 | 2018 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 118 | Iraq | 1.02 | 2022 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 119 | Tonga | 1.01 | 2021 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 120 | Nepal | 1.01 | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Micronesia (country) | 0.974 | 2020 | up 401.5% | rising |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.938 | 2012 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Fiji | 0.813 | 2015 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 124 | South Africa | 0.794 | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 125 | Philippines | 0.792 | 2021 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Myanmar | 0.757 | 2019 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 127 | East Timor | 0.752 | 2020 | up 851.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Bahrain | 0.741 | 2020 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 129 | Morocco | 0.74 | 2021 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Cape Verde | 0.73 | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 131 | India | 0.723 | 2020 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Bangladesh | 0.722 | 2023 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 0.682 | 2018 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 134 | Egypt | 0.671 | 2020 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 135 | Samoa | 0.561 | 2021 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 136 | Eswatini | 0.557 | 2023 | up 468.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Bhutan | 0.553 | 2022 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 137 | Namibia | 0.553 | 2022 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 139 | Thailand | 0.541 | 2021 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 140 | Indonesia | 0.524 | 2023 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Gabon | 0.521 | 2022 | up 438.2% | rising |
| 142 | Honduras | 0.489 | 2020 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 143 | Marshall Islands | 0.467 | 2012 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.464 | 2022 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 145 | Jamaica | 0.46 | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 146 | Comoros | 0.424 | 2022 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Nigeria | 0.38 | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Botswana | 0.379 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 149 | Laos | 0.331 | 2022 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Zambia | 0.324 | 2022 | up 440.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Afghanistan | 0.317 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 152 | Haiti | 0.292 | 2022 | up 108.6% | rising |
| 153 | Kenya | 0.289 | 2023 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 154 | Ghana | 0.266 | 2023 | up 166.0% | rising |
| 155 | Mauritania | 0.261 | 2022 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.252 | 2022 | up 306.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Sudan | 0.25 | 2017 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Angola | 0.244 | 2022 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 0.238 | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 160 | Lesotho | 0.235 | 2022 | up 240.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Benin | 0.216 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Djibouti | 0.211 | 2022 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 162 | Cambodia | 0.211 | 2019 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 164 | Guinea | 0.21 | 2022 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.208 | 2022 | up 144.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Kiribati | 0.193 | 2013 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Uganda | 0.191 | 2022 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 168 | Mali | 0.188 | 2023 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Liberia | 0.178 | 2022 | up 709.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Mozambique | 0.175 | 2022 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Congo | 0.173 | 2022 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Madagascar | 0.172 | 2022 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 173 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.166 | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 0.164 | 2019 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 175 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.153 | 2022 | down 52.9% | rising |
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 0.148 | 2022 | up 221.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Ethiopia | 0.143 | 2023 | up 472.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Cameroon | 0.136 | 2022 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 178 | Zimbabwe | 0.136 | 2023 | up 70.0% | falling |
| 180 | Sierra Leone | 0.134 | 2022 | up 415.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Tanzania | 0.134 | 2022 | up 332.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Senegal | 0.109 | 2023 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Yemen | 0.098 | 2023 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Gambia | 0.09 | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 184 | Rwanda | 0.09 | 2022 | up 597.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Eritrea | 0.088 | 2022 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 187 | Chad | 0.085 | 2023 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 188 | Togo | 0.08 | 2022 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 189 | Burundi | 0.078 | 2022 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 190 | Central African Republic | 0.074 | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 191 | Papua New Guinea | 0.061 | 2023 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 192 | Malawi | 0.054 | 2022 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Somalia | 0.048 | 2014 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 194 | Niger | 0.038 | 2023 | down 25.5% | rising |