Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.
Physicians (per 1,000 people) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (Most Recent Data)
Rank
|
Country
|
Value
|
1
|
San Marino (1990)
|
47.35
|
2
|
Cuba (2007)
|
6.4
|
3
|
Greece (2008)
|
6.04
|
4
|
Monaco (1995)
|
5.81
|
5
|
Belarus (2009)
|
5.11
|
6
|
Austria (2009)
|
4.75
|
7
|
Georgia (2007)
|
4.54
|
8
|
Russia (2006)
|
4.31
|
9
|
Italy (2008)
|
4.24
|
10
|
Norway (2008)
|
4.08
|
11
|
Switzerland (2009)
|
4.07
|
12
|
Iceland (2008)
|
3.93
|
13
|
Netherlands (2007)
|
3.92
|
14
|
Kazakhstan (2009)
|
3.8
|
15
|
Azerbaijan (2007)
|
3.79
|
16
|
Euro area (2009)
|
3.77
|
17
|
Portugal (2009)
|
3.75
|
18
|
Uruguay (2008)
|
3.74
|
19
|
Andorra (2007)
|
3.72
|
20
|
Spain (2009)
|
3.71
|
21
|
Armenia (2007)
|
3.7
|
22
|
Lithuania (2008)
|
3.66
|
23
|
Czech Republic (2008)
|
3.63
|
24
|
Israel (2007)
|
3.63
|
25
|
Bulgaria (2008)
|
3.63
|
26
|
Sweden (2006)
|
3.58
|
27
|
Lebanon (2009)
|
3.54
|
28
|
Germany (2008)
|
3.53
|
29
|
France (2008)
|
3.5
|
30
|
Denmark (2007)
|
3.42
|
31
|
Estonia (2008)
|
3.41
|
32
|
European Union (2009)
|
3.41
|
33
|
Europe & Central Asia (all income levels) (2009)
|
3.33
|
34
|
Argentina (2005)
|
3.21
|
35
|
Ireland (2008)
|
3.19
|
36
|
Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2009)
|
3.15
|
37
|
Ukraine (2006)
|
3.13
|
38
|
Hungary (2008)
|
3.1
|
39
|
Malta (2009)
|
3.07
|
40
|
Slovakia (2007)
|
3
|
41
|
Latvia (2009)
|
2.99
|
42
|
Belgium (2008)
|
2.99
|
43
|
Australia (2009)
|
2.99
|
44
|
High income: OECD (2009)
|
2.93
|
45
|
Mexico (2004)
|
2.89
|
46
|
Luxembourg (2007)
|
2.86
|
47
|
High income (2009)
|
2.86
|
48
|
Egypt (2009)
|
2.83
|
49
|
OECD members (2009)
|
2.81
|
50
|
Qatar (2006)
|
2.76
|
51
|
Mongolia (2008)
|
2.76
|
52
|
United Kingdom (2009)
|
2.74
|
53
|
Finland (2008)
|
2.73
|
54
|
Croatia (2009)
|
2.67
|
55
|
Moldova (2007)
|
2.67
|
56
|
United States (2004)
|
2.67
|
57
|
Uzbekistan (2007)
|
2.62
|
58
|
North America (2009)
|
2.6
|
59
|
Macedonia (2006)
|
2.55
|
60
|
Slovenia (2008)
|
2.47
|
61
|
Jordan (2009)
|
2.45
|
62
|
Turkmenistan (2007)
|
2.44
|
63
|
New Zealand (2007)
|
2.38
|
64
|
Kyrgyzstan (2007)
|
2.3
|
65
|
Cyprus (2006)
|
2.3
|
66
|
Upper middle income (2009)
|
2.26
|
67
|
Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) (2009)
|
2.16
|
68
|
Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2009)
|
2.16
|
69
|
Poland (2008)
|
2.14
|
70
|
Japan (2006)
|
2.06
|
71
|
Serbia (2007)
|
2.04
|
72
|
Tajikistan (2006)
|
2.01
|
73
|
Montenegro (2007)
|
1.99
|
74
|
New Caledonia (1999)
|
1.98
|
75
|
South Korea (2008)
|
1.97
|
76
|
North Korea (2008)
|
1.97
|
77
|
Venezuela (2001)
|
1.94
|
78
|
Cayman Islands (1997)
|
1.94
|
79
|
United Arab Emirates (2007)
|
1.93
|
80
|
Romania (2006)
|
1.92
|
81
|
Canada (2006)
|
1.91
|
82
|
Libya (2009)
|
1.9
|
83
|
Oman (2008)
|
1.9
|
84
|
Dominican Republic (2000)
|
1.88
|
85
|
Singapore (2009)
|
1.83
|
86
|
Barbados (2005)
|
1.81
|
87
|
Kuwait (2009)
|
1.79
|
88
|
Bermuda (1997)
|
1.77
|
89
|
Puerto Rico (1995)
|
1.75
|
90
|
Brazil (2007)
|
1.72
|
91
|
French Polynesia (2000)
|
1.7
|
92
|
Virgin Islands (U.S.) (1995)
|
1.65
|
93
|
Turkey (2009)
|
1.64
|
94
|
El Salvador (2008)
|
1.6
|
95
|
Maldives (2007)
|
1.6
|
96
|
Macau (1987)
|
1.56
|
97
|
Channel Islands (1981)
|
1.52
|
98
|
Seychelles (2004)
|
1.51
|
99
|
Syria (2008)
|
1.5
|
100
|
Panama (2000)
|
1.5
|
101
|
Ecuador (2000)
|
1.48
|
102
|
Middle East & North Africa (all income levels) (2009)
|
1.48
|
103
|
Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2009)
|
1.46
|
104
|
Bahrain (2008)
|
1.44
|
105
|
Colombia (2008)
|
1.43
|
106
|
China (2009)
|
1.42
|
107
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2005)
|
1.42
|
108
|
Brunei Darussalam (2008)
|
1.42
|
109
|
Netherlands Antilles (1995)
|
1.4
|
110
|
High income: nonOECD (1990)
|
1.38
|
111
|
Arab World (2009)
|
1.36
|
112
|
Costa Rica (2000)
|
1.32
|
113
|
Hong Kong (1995)
|
1.32
|
114
|
Palau (2006)
|
1.3
|
115
|
Chile (2006)
|
1.28
|
116
|
East Asia & Pacific (all income levels) (2009)
|
1.26
|
117
|
Middle income (2009)
|
1.25
|
118
|
Bolivia (2001)
|
1.22
|
119
|
Vietnam (2008)
|
1.22
|
120
|
Algeria (2007)
|
1.21
|
121
|
Tunisia (2009)
|
1.19
|
122
|
Trinidad and Tobago (2007)
|
1.18
|
123
|
East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2009)
|
1.17
|
124
|
Philippines (2004)
|
1.15
|
125
|
Albania (2007)
|
1.15
|
126
|
Greenland (1980)
|
1.14
|
127
|
Aruba (1995)
|
1.12
|
128
|
Paraguay (2002)
|
1.11
|
129
|
St. Kitts and Nevis (2000)
|
1.1
|
130
|
Low & middle income (2009)
|
1.1
|
131
|
Guam (1999)
|
1.08
|
132
|
Mauritius (2004)
|
1.06
|
133
|
Bahamas (1998)
|
1.05
|
134
|
Lower middle income (2009)
|
1
|
135
|
Grenada (1998)
|
0.98
|
136
|
Saudi Arabia (2008)
|
0.94
|
137
|
Malaysia (2008)
|
0.94
|
138
|
Peru (2009)
|
0.92
|
139
|
Guatemala (1999)
|
0.9
|
140
|
Iran (2005)
|
0.89
|
141
|
Jamaica (2003)
|
0.85
|
142
|
West Bank and Gaza (2001)
|
0.84
|
143
|
Belize (2009)
|
0.83
|
144
|
Pakistan (2009)
|
0.81
|
145
|
American Samoa (1999)
|
0.78
|
146
|
South Africa (2004)
|
0.77
|
147
|
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2000)
|
0.75
|
148
|
Iraq (2009)
|
0.69
|
149
|
Tuvalu (2008)
|
0.64
|
150
|
Morocco (2009)
|
0.62
|
151
|
India (2005)
|
0.6
|
152
|
Honduras (2000)
|
0.57
|
153
|
South Asia (2009)
|
0.57
|
154
|
Cape Verde (2008)
|
0.57
|
155
|
Marshall Islands (2008)
|
0.56
|
156
|
Micronesia (2005)
|
0.56
|
157
|
Dominica (1997)
|
0.5
|
158
|
Sao Tome and Principe (2004)
|
0.49
|
159
|
Sri Lanka (2006)
|
0.49
|
160
|
Guyana (2000)
|
0.48
|
161
|
St. Lucia (2002)
|
0.47
|
162
|
Burma (2008)
|
0.46
|
163
|
Northern Mariana Islands (1999)
|
0.45
|
164
|
Suriname (2000)
|
0.45
|
165
|
Fiji (2003)
|
0.45
|
166
|
Nigeria (2008)
|
0.4
|
167
|
Namibia (2007)
|
0.37
|
168
|
Nicaragua (2003)
|
0.37
|
169
|
Botswana (2006)
|
0.34
|
170
|
Kiribati (2006)
|
0.3
|
171
|
Equatorial Guinea (2004)
|
0.3
|
172
|
Thailand (2004)
|
0.3
|
173
|
Yemen (2009)
|
0.3
|
174
|
Indonesia (2007)
|
0.29
|
175
|
Bangladesh (2007)
|
0.29
|
176
|
Tonga (2002)
|
0.29
|
177
|
Gabon (2004)
|
0.29
|
178
|
Sudan (2008)
|
0.28
|
179
|
Laos (2005)
|
0.27
|
180
|
Western Samoa (2005)
|
0.27
|
181
|
Haiti (1998)
|
0.25
|
182
|
Djibouti (2006)
|
0.23
|
183
|
Cambodia (2008)
|
0.23
|
184
|
Nepal (2004)
|
0.21
|
185
|
Afghanistan (2009)
|
0.21
|
186
|
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2009)
|
0.19
|
187
|
Cameroon (2004)
|
0.19
|
188
|
Solomon Islands (2005)
|
0.19
|
189
|
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) (2009)
|
0.19
|
190
|
Low income (2009)
|
0.18
|
191
|
Antigua and Barbuda (1999)
|
0.17
|
192
|
Madagascar (2007)
|
0.16
|
193
|
Least developed countries: UN classification (2009)
|
0.16
|
194
|
Zimbabwe (2004)
|
0.16
|
195
|
Swaziland (2004)
|
0.16
|
196
|
Comoros (2004)
|
0.15
|
197
|
Kenya (2004)
|
0.14
|
198
|
Ivory Coast (2008)
|
0.14
|
199
|
Mauritania (2009)
|
0.13
|
200
|
Uganda (2005)
|
0.12
|
201
|
Vanuatu (2008)
|
0.12
|
202
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo (2004)
|
0.11
|
203
|
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2009)
|
0.11
|
204
|
Republic of the Congo (2007)
|
0.1
|
205
|
Timor-Leste (2004)
|
0.1
|
206
|
Guinea (2005)
|
0.1
|
207
|
Ghana (2009)
|
0.09
|
208
|
Central African Republic (2004)
|
0.08
|
209
|
Angola (2004)
|
0.08
|
210
|
Burkina Faso (2008)
|
0.06
|
211
|
Senegal (2008)
|
0.06
|
212
|
Benin (2008)
|
0.06
|
213
|
Zambia (2006)
|
0.06
|
214
|
Lesotho (2003)
|
0.05
|
215
|
Togo (2008)
|
0.05
|
216
|
Papua New Guinea (2008)
|
0.05
|
217
|
Eritrea (2004)
|
0.05
|
218
|
Mali (2008)
|
0.05
|
219
|
Gambia (2008)
|
0.04
|
220
|
Chad (2004)
|
0.04
|
221
|
Guinea-Bissau (2008)
|
0.04
|
222
|
Somalia (2006)
|
0.04
|
223
|
Mozambique (2006)
|
0.03
|
224
|
Burundi (2004)
|
0.03
|
225
|
Bhutan (2007)
|
0.02
|
226
|
Rwanda (2005)
|
0.02
|
227
|
Niger (2008)
|
0.02
|
228
|
Sierra Leone (2008)
|
0.02
|
229
|
Malawi (2008)
|
0.02
|
230
|
Ethiopia (2007)
|
0.02
|
231
|
Liberia (2008)
|
0.01
|
232
|
Tanzania (2006)
|
0.01
|
#
|
Country
or Dependency
|
|
|
Size
|
Physicians
per
10,000 people
|
Physicians per 10,000 people
|
1
|
|
19612
|
10
|
32.7
|
2
|
|
31175
|
38
|
48.3
|
3
|
|
32388
|
38
|
34.0
|
4
|
|
3626
|
11
|
11.5
|
5
|
|
40857
|
12
|
12.1
|
6
|
|
1165
|
1
|
1.7
|
7
|
|
249
|
37
|
40.0
|
8
|
|
122623
|
32
|
38.6
|
9
|
|
11088
|
37
|
27.0
|
10
|
|
5970
|
2
|
2.7
|
11
|
|
997
|
28.2
|
28.2
|
12
|
|
42881
|
3
|
3.6
|
13
|
|
2227
|
30
|
9.2
|
14
|
|
46965
|
49
|
39.3
|
15
|
|
251
|
11
|
8.3
|
16
|
|
44124
|
42
|
29.9
|
17
|
|
542
|
1
|
0.6
|
18
|
|
27911
|
37
|
38.7
|
19
|
|
10329
|
12
|
4.7
|
20
|
|
5540
|
14
|
19.3
|
21
|
|
715
|
4
|
4
|
22
|
|
320013
|
17
|
18.9
|
23
|
|
400
|
11
|
14.4
|
24
|
|
921
|
1
|
0.5
|
25
|
|
200
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
26
|
|
52
|
0.5
|
2.6
|
27
|
|
5187
|
25
|
26.2
|
28
|
|
30
|
1
|
1.2
|
29
|
|
27957
|
28
|
30.8
|
30
|
|
48000
|
19
|
19
|
31
|
|
44960
|
6
|
11.9
|
32
|
|
395
|
3
|
3
|
33
|
|
366
|
5
|
2.1
|
34
|
|
62
|
0.5
|
1.1
|
35
|
|
2587
|
1
|
1
|
36
|
|
13367
|
9.3
|
9.3
|
37
|
|
940
|
1
|
1
|
38
|
|
78
|
0.5
|
0.7
|
39
|
|
288182
|
35
|
38.9
|
40
|
|
3676
|
6
|
6
|
41
|
|
59599
|
54
|
54
|
42
|
|
19951
|
45
|
42.7
|
43
|
|
17226
|
32
|
34.9
|
44
|
|
5827
|
1
|
1
|
45
|
|
140
|
2
|
2
|
46
|
|
15670
|
19
|
14.9
|
47
|
|
179900
|
24
|
28.3
|
48
|
|
649
|
1
|
1.7
|
49
|
|
2086
|
2
|
0.8
|
50
|
|
25314
|
36
|
33.4
|
51
|
|
643520
|
6
|
7
|
52
|
|
204000
|
8
|
8
|
53
|
|
15279
|
26
|
25.6
|
54
|
|
15994
|
5
|
6.1
|
55
|
|
61870
|
9
|
9
|
56
|
|
13141
|
31
|
26.7
|
57
|
|
1120
|
38
|
34.8
|
58
|
|
163800
|
38
|
49.5
|
59
|
|
215000
|
37
|
37.6
|
60
|
|
6739
|
3
|
2
|
61
|
|
310
|
6
|
3.1
|
62
|
|
57387
|
39
|
36.2
|
63
|
|
2047
|
2
|
1.7
|
64
|
|
3124
|
2
|
0.8
|
65
|
|
62307
|
19
|
20.7
|
66
|
|
2313
|
28
|
77.4
|
67
|
|
4506
|
1
|
2
|
68
|
|
1950
|
23
|
23.3
|
69
|
|
20
|
2
|
3.8
|
70
|
|
1862630
|
14
|
14.9
|
71
|
|
58761
|
14
|
14.7
|
72
|
|
115
|
2
|
2
|
73
|
|
401
|
1
|
1
|
74
|
|
74597
|
33
|
33
|
75
|
|
5204
|
13
|
11.1
|
76
|
|
2746
|
1
|
1.4
|
77
|
|
72416
|
64
|
67.2
|
78
|
|
4840
|
18
|
17.9
|
79
|
|
12395
|
23
|
19.7
|
80
|
|
2000
|
3
|
1.8
|
81
|
|
6940
|
30
|
35.8
|
82
|
|
89
|
1
|
1
|
83
|
|
51
|
0.5
|
0.1
|
84
|
|
11760
|
33
|
32
|
85
|
|
7070
|
12
|
19
|
86
|
|
13729
|
40
|
41.2
|
87
|
|
1326
|
29
|
29
|
88
|
|
1303
|
11
|
11
|
89
|
|
445
|
1
|
1.3
|
90
|
|
3150
|
2
|
1.6
|
91
|
|
257
|
0.5
|
0.2
|
92
|
|
17020
|
7
|
12
|
93
|
|
1060
|
1
|
0.8
|
94
|
|
302
|
9
|
14.2
|
95
|
|
1357
|
34
|
34.9
|
96
|
|
18269
|
6
|
6.2
|
97
|
|
24
|
5
|
4.4
|
98
|
|
303519
|
29
|
21
|
99
|
|
60
|
6
|
1.8
|
100
|
|
548
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
101
|
|
270
|
71.7
|
71.7
|
102
|
|
6732
|
26
|
28.4
|
103
|
|
17791
|
4
|
6.1
|
104
|
|
598
|
3
|
3.7
|
105
|
|
10
|
8
|
7.1
|
106
|
|
5384
|
2
|
2
|
107
|
|
288
|
0.5
|
0.2
|
108
|
|
55376
|
4
|
4.1
|
109
|
|
64417
|
39
|
39
|
110
|
|
2045
|
4
|
9
|
111
|
|
4
|
20
|
30
|
112
|
|
8190
|
21
|
27.4
|
113
|
|
18143
|
39
|
42.8
|
114
|
|
300
|
0.5
|
0.3
|
115
|
|
6946
|
15
|
25.3
|
116
|
|
4908
|
18
|
24.3
|
117
|
|
20
|
12
|
12
|
118
|
|
127859
|
8
|
8.3
|
119
|
|
30
|
16
|
13.8
|
120
|
|
4431
|
15
|
16.5
|
121
|
|
275
|
1
|
0.6
|
122
|
|
6355
|
11
|
12.3
|
123
|
|
34437
|
11.3
|
11.3
|
124
|
|
77479
|
20
|
22.2
|
125
|
|
36138
|
34
|
41
|
126
|
|
81998
|
17
|
21.4
|
127
|
|
11167
|
27
|
29.8
|
128
|
|
614183
|
43
|
43
|
129
|
|
221
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
130
|
|
41455
|
19
|
24.5
|
131
|
|
7938
|
12
|
16
|
132
|
|
50
|
3
|
4.5
|
133
|
|
163
|
51.0
|
51
|
134
|
|
81
|
5
|
5
|
135
|
|
41870
|
16
|
24.9
|
136
|
|
171
|
2
|
1.7
|
137
|
|
121
|
15
|
10.7
|
138
|
|
741
|
1
|
0.6
|
139
|
|
89
|
8
|
8
|
140
|
|
46
|
11
|
11
|
141
|
|
18
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
142
|
|
20013
|
20
|
21.1
|
143
|
|
6380
|
15
|
19.5
|
144
|
|
10342
|
5
|
14.6
|
145
|
|
16868
|
31
|
33.2
|
146
|
|
4766
|
24
|
25.2
|
147
|
|
126126
|
21
|
28.1
|
148
|
|
793648
|
27
|
24.5
|
149
|
|
60
|
1
|
2.2
|
150
|
|
300
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
151
|
|
11083
|
3
|
2.8
|
152
|
|
191
|
5
|
5
|
153
|
|
95
|
0.5
|
0.2
|
154
|
|
13267
|
20
|
19.2
|
155
|
|
18987
|
3
|
3.9
|
156
|
|
79
|
1
|
0.7
|
157
|
|
349
|
1
|
0.5
|
158
|
|
30
|
3
|
5.6
|
159
|
|
1543
|
12
|
11.8
|
160
|
|
10
|
9
|
10.9
|
161
|
|
13330
|
13
|
12.2
|
162
|
|
12104
|
24
|
24
|
163
|
|
110482
|
15
|
17.1
|
164
|
|
3361
|
1
|
1
|
165
|
|
71627
|
26
|
25.3
|
166
|
|
143728
|
31
|
35.4
|
167
|
|
12384
|
37
|
37.4
|
168
|
|
380
|
5
|
4.3
|
169
|
|
90370
|
12
|
12
|
170
|
|
17503
|
33
|
29.1
|
171
|
|
227683
|
37
|
31.9
|
172
|
|
11799
|
26
|
28.4
|
173
|
|
331
|
1
|
0.5
|
174
|
|
345
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
175
|
|
1233
|
20
|
21.1
|
176
|
|
36815
|
36
|
36.2
|
177
|
|
17250
|
11
|
17.8
|
178
|
|
28812
|
40
|
40.5
|
179
|
|
32495
|
36
|
39.3
|
180
|
|
10479
|
6
|
6.8
|
181
|
|
18335
|
15
|
17.2
|
182
|
|
153
|
3
|
3
|
183
|
|
215
|
1
|
1
|
184
|
|
4414
|
33
|
32.4
|
185
|
|
1806
|
0.5
|
0.3
|
186
|
|
34829
|
8
|
7.8
|
187
|
|
2253
|
9
|
4.1
|
188
|
|
270371
|
21
|
23
|
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