How many doctors are there?
Doctors, 190 countries & territories. Medical doctors (generalists and specialists) per 1,000 people (WHO).
lowest≥ 0.2 per 1,000≥ 0.5 per 1,000≥ 1.3 per 1,000≥ 2.3 per 1,000≥ 3.3 per 1,000≥ 4.1 per 1,000 no data
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World… via World Bank· 2014 / 2023
The ranking
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Cuba 9.5 per 1,000 2021 - 2
Monaco 8.6 per 1,000 2020 - 3
Seychelles 6.6 per 1,000 2022 - 4
Greece 6.6 per 1,000 2022 - 5
Portugal 5.9 per 1,000 2022 - 6
Georgia 5.6 per 1,000 2023 - 7
Austria 5.5 per 1,000 2023 - 8
Russia 5.1 per 1,000 2022 - 9
Argentina 5.1 per 1,000 2023 - 10
Andorra 5.1 per 1,000 2023 - 11
Norway 5 per 1,000 2023 - 12
Belarus 4.7 per 1,000 2023 - 13
Uruguay 4.7 per 1,000 2022 - 14
San Marino 4.6 per 1,000 2023 - 15
Germany 4.5 per 1,000 2022 - 16
Malta 4.5 per 1,000 2022 - 17
Denmark 4.5 per 1,000 2021 - 18
Switzerland 4.5 per 1,000 2022 - 19
Lithuania 4.5 per 1,000 2022 - 20
Sweden 4.4 per 1,000 2021 - 21
Iceland 4.4 per 1,000 2023 - 22
Czechia 4.4 per 1,000 2022 - 23
Bulgaria 4.3 per 1,000 2022 - 24
Spain 4.3 per 1,000 2022 - 25
Saint Lucia 4.2 per 1,000 2020 - 26
Italy 4.2 per 1,000 2022 - 27
Trinidad and Tobago 4.2 per 1,000 2021 - 28
Mongolia 4.1 per 1,000 2022 - 29
Australia 4.1 per 1,000 2022 - 30
Poland 4 per 1,000 2023 - 31
Moldova 4 per 1,000 2023 - 32
Croatia 3.9 per 1,000 2022 - 33
Paraguay 3.9 per 1,000 2022 - 34
Netherlands 3.9 per 1,000 2022 - 35
Ireland 3.9 per 1,000 2023 - 36
Israel 3.8 per 1,000 2023 - 37
Kazakhstan 3.8 per 1,000 2023 - 38
Slovakia 3.7 per 1,000 2022 - 39
United States 3.7 per 1,000 2022 - 40
North Korea 3.6 per 1,000 2017 - 41
Romania 3.6 per 1,000 2022 - 42
New Zealand 3.6 per 1,000 2022 - 43
Finland 3.6 per 1,000 2021 - 44
Belgium 3.6 per 1,000 2022 - 45
Cyprus 3.6 per 1,000 2022 - 46
Ukraine 3.5 per 1,000 2023 - 47
Estonia 3.5 per 1,000 2022 - 48
Hungary 3.5 per 1,000 2022 - 49
Saudi Arabia 3.4 per 1,000 2023 - 50
Latvia 3.4 per 1,000 2022
Reference years differ by country (2014–2023); each row shows its own year.