Benchmark · Spending & care

Doctors by country

Number of medical doctors for every 1,000 people.

In per 1,000 people. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: World Bank Open Data, Doctors (per 1,000 people). Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

Per 1,000 people, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1RussiaEurope · 20225.11
  2. 2GermanyEurope · 20224.53
  3. 3SpainEurope · 20224.29
  4. 4ItalyEurope · 20224.19
  5. 5AustraliaAPAC · 20224.09
  6. 6USNorth America · 20223.68
  7. 7New ZealandAPAC · 20223.61
  8. 8Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 20233.41
  9. 9UKEurope · 20233.30
  10. 10FranceEurope · 20223.28
  11. 11ChinaAPAC · 20223.11
  12. 12QatarMiddle East · 20233.02
  13. 13UAEMiddle East · 20232.99
  14. 14JordanMiddle East · 20222.85
  15. 15SingaporeAPAC · 20222.83
  16. 16CanadaNorth America · 20232.82
  17. 17LebanonMiddle East · 20202.68
  18. 18JapanAPAC · 20222.65
  19. 19MexicoLatin America · 20222.59
  20. 20BrazilLatin America · 20232.36
  21. 21MalaysiaAPAC · 20232.34
  22. 22EcuadorLatin America · 20202.31
  23. 23PalestineMiddle East · 20182.17
  24. 24SyriaMiddle East · 20211.52
  25. 25PakistanAPAC · 20211.16
  26. 26IraqMiddle East · 20221.02
  27. 27NepalAPAC · 20231.01
  28. 28South AfricaAfrica · 20220.79
  29. 29PhilippinesAPAC · 20210.79
  30. 30MyanmarAPAC · 20190.76
  31. 31MoroccoAfrica · 20210.74
  32. 32IndiaAPAC · 20200.72
  33. 33BangladeshAPAC · 20230.72
  34. 34EgyptAfrica · 20200.67
  35. 35ThailandAPAC · 20210.54
  36. 36IndonesiaAPAC · 20230.52
  37. 37NigeriaAfrica · 20230.38
  38. 38ZambiaAfrica · 20220.32
  39. 39AfghanistanAPAC · 20230.32
  40. 40HaitiLatin America · 20220.29
  41. 41KenyaAfrica · 20230.29
  42. 42GhanaAfrica · 20230.27
  43. 43SudanAfrica · 20170.25
  44. 44DR CongoAfrica · 20220.21
  45. 45UgandaAfrica · 20220.19
  46. 46MaliAfrica · 20230.19
  47. 47MozambiqueAfrica · 20220.18
  48. 48Burkina FasoAfrica · 20220.15
  49. 49EthiopiaAfrica · 20230.14
  50. 50TanzaniaAfrica · 20220.13
  51. 51YemenMiddle East · 20230.10
  52. 52MalawiAfrica · 20220.05
  53. 53NigerAfrica · 20230.04

Source: World Bank Open Data, Doctors (per 1,000 people), latest year for each country. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Doctors by country, latest year. Data: World Bank. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/doctors

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