Physicians Density by Country

Physicians Density by country, shown on a world map with full country rankings. Data covers 154 countries for 2023, sourced from World Bank Open Data.

HighestCuba9.5

LowestNiger0.04

Average2.2154 countries

Year2023latest available

💡 Physician availability per 1,000 people shows stark regional gaps.

Top 10 countries

Cuba9.5

Seychelles6.6

Greece6.6

Portugal5.9

Georgia5.6

Austria5.5

Russian Federation5.1

Argentina5.1

Andorra5.1

Norway5

Physicians Density: full country ranking (2023)

#	Country	Physicians Density
1	Cuba	9.5
2	Seychelles	6.6
3	Greece	6.6
4	Portugal	5.9
5	Georgia	5.6
6	Austria	5.5
7	Russian Federation	5.1
8	Argentina	5.1
9	Andorra	5.1
10	Norway	5
11	Belarus	4.7
12	Uruguay	4.7
13	San Marino	4.6
14	Germany	4.5
15	Malta	4.5
16	Denmark	4.5
17	Switzerland	4.5
18	Lithuania	4.5
19	Sweden	4.4
20	Iceland	4.4
21	Czechia	4.4
22	Bulgaria	4.3
23	Spain	4.3
24	Italy	4.2
25	Trinidad and Tobago	4.2
26	Mongolia	4.1
27	Australia	4.1
28	Poland	4
29	Moldova	4
30	Croatia	3.9
31	Paraguay	3.9
32	Netherlands	3.9
33	Ireland	3.9
34	Israel	3.8
35	Kazakhstan	3.8
36	Slovak Republic	3.7
37	United States	3.7
38	Romania	3.6
39	New Zealand	3.6
40	Finland	3.6
41	Belgium	3.6
42	Cyprus	3.6
43	Ukraine	3.5
44	Estonia	3.5
45	Hungary	3.5
46	Saudi Arabia	3.4
47	Latvia	3.4
48	Slovenia	3.4
49	Armenia	3.4
50	Chile	3.3
51	United Kingdom	3.3
52	France	3.3
53	Azerbaijan	3.2
54	China	3.1
55	Serbia	3.1
56	Qatar	3
57	United Arab Emirates	3
58	Barbados	3
59	North Macedonia	2.9
60	Jordan	2.9
61	Singapore	2.8
62	Canada	2.8
63	Uzbekistan	2.8
64	Montenegro	2.8
65	Costa Rica	2.7
66	Japan	2.6
67	Korea, Rep.	2.6
68	Mexico	2.6
69	Colombia	2.5
70	Dominican Republic	2.4
71	Brazil	2.4
72	Malaysia	2.3
73	Turkiye	2.2
74	Oman	2
75	Turkmenistan	1.9
76	Brunei Darussalam	1.9
77	Tajikistan	1.9
78	Iran, Islamic Rep.	1.8
79	Palau	1.8
80	Peru	1.7
81	Algeria	1.7
82	Panama	1.6
83	El Salvador	1.6
84	Kyrgyz Republic	1.6
85	Syrian Arab Republic	1.5
86	Mauritius	1.4
87	Suriname	1.4
88	Tunisia	1.3
89	Bolivia	1.3
90	Pakistan	1.2
91	Sri Lanka	1.1
92	Viet Nam	1.1
93	Iraq	1
94	Tonga	1
95	Nepal	1
96	South Africa	0.79
97	Philippines	0.79
98	Morocco	0.74
99	Cabo Verde	0.73
100	Bangladesh	0.72
101	Samoa	0.56
102	Eswatini	0.56
103	Bhutan	0.55
104	Namibia	0.55
105	Thailand	0.54
106	Indonesia	0.52
107	Gabon	0.52
108	Sao Tome and Principe	0.46
109	Jamaica	0.46
110	Comoros	0.42
111	Nigeria	0.38
112	Botswana	0.38
113	Lao PDR	0.33
114	Zambia	0.32
115	Afghanistan	0.32
116	Haiti	0.29
117	Kenya	0.29
118	Ghana	0.27
119	Mauritania	0.26
120	Guinea-Bissau	0.25
121	Angola	0.24
122	Solomon Islands	0.24
123	Lesotho	0.24
124	Benin	0.22
125	Djibouti	0.21
126	Guinea	0.21
127	Congo, Dem. Rep.	0.21
128	Uganda	0.19
129	Mali	0.19
130	Liberia	0.18
131	Mozambique	0.18
132	Congo, Rep.	0.17
133	Madagascar	0.17
134	Cote d'Ivoire	0.17
135	Equatorial Guinea	0.15
136	Burkina Faso	0.15
137	Ethiopia	0.14
138	Cameroon	0.14
139	Zimbabwe	0.14
140	Sierra Leone	0.13
141	Tanzania	0.13
142	Senegal	0.11
143	Yemen, Rep.	0.1
144	Gambia, The	0.09
145	Rwanda	0.09
146	Eritrea	0.09
147	Chad	0.09
148	Togo	0.08
149	Burundi	0.08
150	Central African Republic	0.07
151	Papua New Guinea	0.06
152	Malawi	0.05
153	South Sudan	0.04
154	Niger	0.04

Source: World Bank Open Data. Latest available year: 2023. Values shown are the most recent reported figure per country.

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