THE GLOBAL INDEX #058
Physicians per 1,000 people2018
Physicians per 1,000 people. Consult source metadata for coverage and professional definitions.
Cuba8.5 per 1,000 peopleTop 10
per 1,000 people · 2018Complete ranking
Download CSV ↓| Rank | Country / territory | Value (per 1,000 people) | Year |
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| 01 | Cuba | 8.5 | 2018 |
| 02 |  Monaco | 8.3 | 2018 |
| 03 |  Georgia | 7.51 | 2018 |
| 04 |  St. Lucia | 6.37 | 2018 |
| 05 |  Greece | 6.1 | 2018 |
| 06 |  Portugal | 5.28 | 2018 |
| 07 |  Austria | 5.24 | 2018 |
| 08 |  Argentina | 5.17 | 2018 |
| 09 |  Lithuania | 4.6 | 2018 |
| 10 |  Andorra | 4.54 | 2018 |
| 11 |  Belarus | 4.49 | 2018 |
| 12 |  Norway | 4.47 | 2018 |
| 13 |  Switzerland | 4.34 | 2018 |
| 14 |  Sweden | 4.32 | 2018 |
| 15 |  Germany | 4.29 | 2018 |
| 16 |  Bulgaria | 4.22 | 2018 |
| 17 |  Denmark | 4.2 | 2018 |
| 18 |  Russia | 4.1 | 2018 |
| 19 |  Czechia | 4.07 | 2018 |
| 20 |  Spain | 4 | 2018 |
| 21 |  Italy | 3.99 | 2018 |
| 22 |  Malta | 3.97 | 2018 |
| 23 |  Trinidad & Tobago | 3.94 | 2018 |
| 24 |  Iceland | 3.89 | 2018 |
| 25 |  Australia | 3.73 | 2018 |
| 26 |  Netherlands | 3.63 | 2018 |
| 27 |  Kazakhstan | 3.53 | 2018 |
| 28 |  Mongolia | 3.53 | 2018 |
| 29 |  Slovakia | 3.52 | 2018 |
| 30 |  Croatia | 3.5 | 2018 |
| 31 |  Estonia | 3.48 | 2018 |
| 32 |  Israel | 3.48 | 2018 |
| 33 |  Finland | 3.46 | 2018 |
| 34 |  Hungary | 3.38 | 2018 |
| 35 |  Belgium | 3.36 | 2018 |
| 36 |  North Macedonia | 3.32 | 2018 |
| 37 |  New Zealand | 3.31 | 2018 |
| 38 |  Latvia | 3.3 | 2018 |
| 39 |  Ireland | 3.28 | 2018 |
| 40 |  Azerbaijan | 3.24 | 2018 |
| 41 |  France | 3.21 | 2018 |
| 42 |  Moldova | 3.2 | 2018 |
| 43 |  Slovenia | 3.18 | 2018 |
| 44 |  St. Kitts & Nevis | 3.08 | 2018 |
| 45 |  Romania | 3.03 | 2018 |
| 46 |  Serbia | 2.97 | 2018 |
| 47 |  El Salvador | 2.96 | 2018 |
| 48 |  Saudi Arabia | 2.9 | 2018 |
| 49 |  Armenia | 2.89 | 2018 |
| 50 |  United Kingdom | 2.83 | 2018 |
| 51 |  Montenegro | 2.81 | 2018 |
| 52 |  Cyprus | 2.79 | 2018 |
| 53 |  United Arab Emirates | 2.6 | 2018 |
| 54 |  Chile | 2.57 | 2018 |
| 55 |  United States | 2.55 | 2018 |
| 56 |  Qatar | 2.5 | 2018 |
| 57 |  Japan | 2.48 | 2018 |
| 58 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.46 | 2018 |
| 59 |  Mexico | 2.46 | 2018 |
| 60 |  Singapore | 2.44 | 2018 |
| 61 |  Lebanon | 2.41 | 2018 |
| 62 |  Canada | 2.41 | 2018 |
| 63 |  South Korea | 2.39 | 2018 |
| 64 |  Ecuador | 2.34 | 2018 |
| 64 |  Poland | 2.34 | 2018 |
| 66 |  Uzbekistan | 2.33 | 2018 |
| 67 |  Costa Rica | 2.25 | 2018 |
| 68 |  Colombia | 2.24 | 2018 |
| 69 |  Palestinian Territories | 2.17 | 2018 |
| 70 |  China | 2.12 | 2018 |
| 71 |  Oman | 2.1 | 2018 |
| 72 |  Seychelles | 2.09 | 2018 |
| 73 |  Kuwait | 2.03 | 2018 |
| 74 |  Turkmenistan | 1.97 | 2018 |
| 75 |  Tajikistan | 1.93 | 2018 |
| 76 |  Maldives | 1.86 | 2018 |
| 77 |  Mauritius | 1.86 | 2018 |
| 77 |  Malaysia | 1.86 | 2018 |
| 79 |  Türkiye | 1.81 | 2018 |
| 80 |  Guyana | 1.79 | 2018 |
| 81 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1.79 | 2018 |
| 82 |  Brunei | 1.76 | 2018 |
| 83 |  Algeria | 1.71 | 2018 |
| 84 |  Panama | 1.61 | 2018 |
| 85 |  Palau | 1.57 | 2018 |
| 86 |  Iran | 1.5 | 2018 |
| 87 |  Syria | 1.5 | 2018 |
| 88 |  Paraguay | 1.47 | 2018 |
| 89 |  Dominican Republic | 1.43 | 2018 |
| 90 |  Grenada | 1.38 | 2018 |
| 91 |  Peru | 1.37 | 2018 |
| 92 |  Dominica | 1.16 | 2018 |
| 93 |  Belize | 1.09 | 2018 |
| 94 |  Sri Lanka | 0.96 | 2018 |
| 95 |  Pakistan | 0.92 | 2018 |
| 96 |  Vietnam | 0.88 | 2018 |
| 97 |  India | 0.84 | 2018 |
| 98 |  Suriname | 0.79 | 2018 |
| 99 |  Nepal | 0.75 | 2018 |
| 100 |  South Africa | 0.74 | 2018 |
| 101 |  Bahrain | 0.73 | 2018 |
| 102 |  Timor-Leste | 0.72 | 2018 |
| 103 |  Egypt | 0.72 | 2018 |
| 104 |  Cape Verde | 0.71 | 2018 |
| 105 |  Myanmar (Burma) | 0.7 | 2018 |
| 106 |  Philippines | 0.7 | 2018 |
| 107 |  Nicaragua | 0.68 | 2018 |
| 108 |  Iraq | 0.68 | 2018 |
| 109 |  Gabon | 0.62 | 2018 |
| 110 |  Bangladesh | 0.57 | 2018 |
| 111 |  Jamaica | 0.55 | 2018 |
| 112 |  Thailand | 0.52 | 2018 |
| 113 |  Lesotho | 0.46 | 2018 |
| 114 |  Bhutan | 0.42 | 2018 |
| 114 |  Indonesia | 0.42 | 2018 |
| 116 |  Botswana | 0.4 | 2018 |
| 117 |  Nigeria | 0.36 | 2018 |
| 118 |  Guatemala | 0.36 | 2018 |
| 119 |  Laos | 0.36 | 2018 |
| 120 |  Côte d’Ivoire | 0.35 | 2018 |
| 121 |  Namibia | 0.34 | 2018 |
| 122 |  Afghanistan | 0.3 | 2018 |
| 123 |  Guinea-Bissau | 0.3 | 2018 |
| 124 |  Comoros | 0.28 | 2018 |
| 125 |  Haiti | 0.24 | 2018 |
| 125 |  Eswatini | 0.24 | 2018 |
| 127 |  Zambia | 0.22 | 2018 |
| 128 |  Guinea | 0.22 | 2018 |
| 129 |  Angola | 0.21 | 2018 |
| 129 |  Cambodia | 0.21 | 2018 |
| 131 |  Zimbabwe | 0.2 | 2018 |
| 132 |  Mauritania | 0.2 | 2018 |
| 133 |  Madagascar | 0.2 | 2018 |
| 134 |  Kenya | 0.16 | 2018 |
| 135 |  Malawi | 0.15 | 2018 |
| 136 |  Ghana | 0.14 | 2018 |
| 137 |  Liberia | 0.14 | 2018 |
| 138 |  Vanuatu | 0.14 | 2018 |
| 139 |  Rwanda | 0.13 | 2018 |
| 140 |  Cameroon | 0.13 | 2018 |
| 141 |  Gambia | 0.12 | 2018 |
| 142 |  Mali | 0.12 | 2018 |
| 143 |  Congo - Brazzaville | 0.1 | 2018 |
| 144 |  Burundi | 0.09 | 2018 |
| 145 |  Eritrea | 0.09 | 2018 |
| 146 |  Mozambique | 0.08 | 2018 |
| 147 |  Burkina Faso | 0.08 | 2018 |
| 148 |  Ethiopia | 0.08 | 2018 |
| 148 |  Sierra Leone | 0.08 | 2018 |
| 150 |  Togo | 0.07 | 2018 |
| 151 |  Benin | 0.07 | 2018 |
| 152 |  Central African Republic | 0.07 | 2018 |
| 153 |  Papua New Guinea | 0.06 | 2018 |
| 154 |  Chad | 0.05 | 2018 |
| 154 |  Tanzania | 0.05 | 2018 |
| 156 |  South Sudan | 0.04 | 2018 |
| 157 |  Niger | 0.04 | 2018 |
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How this ranking works
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Source & definition
- Indicator definition
- Physicians per 1,000 people. Consult source metadata for coverage and professional definitions.
- Unit
- per 1,000 people
- Source & definition
- World Bank ·
SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
Original metadata
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.
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