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Countries with the highest
Physicians (per 1,000 people)

In 2018, Cuba leads Physicians (per 1,000 people) with 9. Monaco follows at 8, and the gap between the top two positions is 0. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

0.02.14.36.48.5CubaCuba: 98.5MonacoMonaco: 88.3GeorgiaGeorgia: 87.5St. LuciaSt. Lucia: 66.4GreeceGreece: 66.1PortugalPortugal: 55.3AustriaAustria: 55.2ArgentinaArgentina: 55.2LithuaniaLithuania: 54.6AndorraAndorra: 54.5BelarusBelarus: 44.5NorwayNorway: 44.5

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Montenegro 3
52 Cyprus 3
53 United Arab Emirates 3
54 Chile 3
55 United States 3
56 Qatar 3
57 Japan 2
58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
59 Mexico 2
60 Singapore 2
61 Lebanon 2
62 Canada 2
63 Korea, Rep. 2
64 Ecuador 2
65 Poland 2
66 Uzbekistan 2
67 Costa Rica 2
68 Colombia 2
69 West Bank and Gaza 2
70 China 2
71 Oman 2
72 Seychelles 2
73 Kuwait 2
74 Turkmenistan 2
75 Tajikistan 2
76 Maldives 2
77 Malaysia 2
78 Mauritius 2
79 Turkiye 2
80 Guyana 2
81 Kyrgyz Republic 2
82 Brunei Darussalam 2
83 Algeria 2
84 Panama 2
85 Palau 2
86 Iran, Islamic Rep. 2
87 Syrian Arab Republic 2
88 Paraguay 1
89 Dominican Republic 1
90 Grenada 1
91 Peru 1
92 Dominica 1
93 Belize 1
94 Sri Lanka 1
95 Pakistan 1
96 Viet Nam 1
97 India 1
98 Suriname 1
99 Nepal 1
100 South Africa 1

Analytical takeaways

  • Cuba leads the global ranking for Physicians (per 1,000 people) in 2018, with a lead of 0 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Norway at 4.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.