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Countries Ranked by Physicians per 1,000 in 1990

Physicians per 1,000 for each country in 1990, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

In 1990, Italy ranks #1 with 5.49 physicians per 1,000 people. Georgia is second with 4.93 physicians per 1,000 people, 11.5% behind. The top five are Italy, Georgia, Russian Federation, Ukraine and Lithuania. The median across all 138 is 0.965 physicians per 1,000 people; Yemen, Rep. is last at 0.007 physicians per 1,000 people.

#1
Italy · 5.49 physicians per 1,000 people
Median
0.965 physicians per 1,000 people
Coverage
138 countries
Data year
1990
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Physicians per 1,000Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Italy 5.49; 2. Georgia 4.93; 3. Russian Federation 4.48; 4. Ukraine 4.29; 5. Lithuania 4; 6. Kazakhstan 3.86; 7. Azerbaijan 3.8; 8. Uruguay 3.68; 9. Cuba 3.64; 10. Turkmenistan 3.61.Italy5.49Georgia4.93Russian Federation4.48Ukraine4.29Lithuania4Kazakhstan3.86Azerbaijan3.8Uruguay3.68Cuba3.64Turkmenistan3.61
Top 10: Physicians per 1,000 (physicians per 1,000 people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Italy 5.49; 2. Georgia 4.93; 3. Russian Federation 4.48; 4. Ukraine 4.29; 5. Lithuania 4; 6. Kazakhstan 3.86; 7. Azerbaijan 3.8; 8. Uruguay 3.68; 9. Cuba 3.64; 10. Turkmenistan 3.61.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Physicians per 1,000 in 1990, 1990
RankCountryPhysicians per 1,000 (physicians per 1,000 people)
1Italy5.49
2Georgia4.93
3Russian Federation4.48
4Ukraine4.29
5Lithuania4
6Kazakhstan3.86
7Azerbaijan3.8
8Uruguay3.68
9Cuba3.64
10Turkmenistan3.61
11Latvia3.55
12Estonia3.5
13Moldova3.48
14Uzbekistan3.38
15Kyrgyz Republic3.37
16Greece3.35
17Belgium3.27
18Sweden3.25
19Bulgaria3.23
20Israel3.16
21France3.09
22Austria3.01
23Finland3
24Switzerland2.98
25Hungary2.94
26Belarus2.91
27Iceland2.85
28Portugal2.81
29Czechia2.72
30Argentina2.68
31Mongolia2.54
32Tajikistan2.51
33Denmark2.49
34Netherlands2.49
35Malta2.18
36Australia2.16
37Poland2.15
38North Macedonia2.13
39Canada2.1
40Croatia2.1
41Slovenia2.06
42Spain2.04
43Luxembourg2.01
44New Zealand1.87
45Romania1.82
46United States1.8
47Cayman Islands1.7
48Japan1.65
49Virgin Islands (US)1.65
50United Kingdom1.61
51Bosnia and Herzegovina1.58
52Venezuela, RB1.56
53Ireland1.55
54Cyprus1.52
55Qatar1.5
56Dominican Republic1.49
57Saudi Arabia1.43
58Albania1.38
59Bahamas, The1.29
60Singapore1.27
61Costa Rica1.26
62Barbados1.14
63China1.13
64Panama1.12
65Chile1.1
66Brazil1.09
67Libya1.07
68Peru1.06
69Mexico0.988
70Algeria0.942
71Ecuador0.934
72Türkiye0.904
73El Salvador0.84
74Syrian Arab Republic0.835
75Oman0.817
76Korea, Rep.0.812
77Mauritius0.811
78Colombia0.807
79Guatemala0.78
80Antigua and Barbuda0.76
81Suriname0.75
82Trinidad and Tobago0.72
83Honduras0.7
84St. Kitts and Nevis0.693
85Nicaragua0.657
86Paraguay0.65
87Belize0.639
88Iraq0.603
89Isle of Man0.577
90Jamaica0.57
91Tunisia0.531
92São Tomé and Principe0.53
93Grenada0.5
94Pakistan0.462
95Dominica0.46
96St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.46
97Bolivia0.45
98Viet Nam0.404
99Malaysia0.393
100St. Lucia0.35

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Source and method

Physicians per 1,000 for each country in 1990, ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SH.MED.PHYS.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Physicians (per 1,000 people): Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Country data.

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.