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

In 2019, Cuba leads Physicians (per 1,000 people) with 9. Monaco follows at 9, 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

Latest available year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

Ranking leaders

0.02.24.36.58.7CubaCuba: 98.7MonacoMonaco: 98.6GeorgiaGeorgia: 77.5St. LuciaSt. Lucia: 66.2GreeceGreece: 66.2PortugalPortugal: 55.4AustriaAustria: 55.3ArgentinaArgentina: 55.3NorwayNorway: 54.6LithuaniaLithuania: 54.6BelarusBelarus: 54.5AndorraAndorra: 44.4

Full table

#CountryValue
101 Bangladesh 1
102 Gabon 1
103 Samoa 1
104 Thailand 1
105 Sao Tome and Principe 0
106 Indonesia 0
107 Botswana 0
108 Namibia 0
109 Lao PDR 0
110 Nigeria 0
111 Bhutan 0
112 Zambia 0
113 Afghanistan 0
114 Cambodia 0
115 Mauritania 0
116 Vanuatu 0
117 Congo, Dem. Rep. 0
118 Cote d'Ivoire 0
119 Liberia 0
120 Zimbabwe 0
121 Rwanda 0
122 Ghana 0
123 Burkina Faso 0
124 Ethiopia 0
125 Senegal 0
126 Mozambique 0
127 Eritrea 0
128 Gambia, The 0
129 Togo 0
130 Benin 0
131 Papua New Guinea 0
132 Chad 0
133 Niger 0
134 Sierra Leone 0
135 South Sudan 0

Analytical takeaways

  • Cuba leads the global ranking for Physicians (per 1,000 people) in 2019, 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 Andorra at 4.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.