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East Asia & Pacific
Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Within the “East Asia & Pacific” group, Malaysia leads Physicians (per 1,000 people) in 2023 at 2, while Papua New Guinea sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.00.61.21.82.3MalaysiaMalaysia: 22.3PalauPalau: 21.8IndonesiaIndonesia: 10.5Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 00.2Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 00.1

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Malaysia 2
2 Palau 2
3 Indonesia 1
4 Solomon Islands 0
5 Papua New Guinea 0

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the East Asia & Pacific group for Physicians (per 1,000 people) in 2023, Malaysia leads with a gap of 1 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 5 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Papua New Guinea at 0.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.