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Portugal
Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.

Global rank#3out of 125 countries
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Historical trend

5.94.63.32.10.8196019912022Portugal · 2022: 6Portugal

Analytical takeaways

  • Portugal records 6 for Physicians (per 1,000 people) in 2022, ranking #3 globally out of 125 countries.
  • Physicians (per 1,000 people) increased from 1 in 1960 to 6 in 2022, a gain of 5.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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