Indicator
Medical doctors ranking
Highest and lowest
In 2024, the number of medical doctors per 10,000 inhabitants was highest in Cuba, Greece, and Portugal, while the lowest values were recorded in Niger, Papua New Guinea, and Togo. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Medical doctors
Number of medical doctors per 10,000 inhabitants
| Rank | Economy | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 85.0 | 2022 |
| 2 | Greece | 67.1 | 2023 |
| 3 | Portugal | 60.2 | 2023 |
| 4 | Austria | 56.7 | 2024 |
| 5 | Georgia | 56.4 | 2023 |
| 6 | Italy | 53.1 | 2023 |
| 7 | Andorra | 51.2 | 2024 |
| 8 | Russia | 51.1 | 2022 |
| 9 | Argentina | 50.9 | 2023 |
| 10 | Norway | 49.8 | 2023 |
| 11 | Belarus | 48.0 | 2024 |
| 12 | Malta | 47.2 | 2023 |
| 13 | Lithuania | 46.5 | 2023 |
| 14 | Mongolia | 46.0 | 2024 |
| 15 | Germany | 45.9 | 2023 |
| 16 | Iceland | 45.8 | 2024 |
| 17 | Switzerland | 45.6 | 2023 |
| 18 | Uruguay | 45.5 | 2023 |
| 19 | Denmark | 45.3 | 2023 |
| 20 | Sweden | 44.7 | 2022 |
| 21 | Spain | 44.3 | 2023 |
| 22 | San Marino | 44.0 | 2024 |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 43.9 | 2023 |
| 24 | Antigua and Barbuda | 43.2 | 2024 |
| 25 | Czechia | 42.4 | 2023 |
| 26 | Australia | 42.3 | 2023 |
| 27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.6 | 2021 |
| 28 | France | 40.1 | 2023 |
| 29 | Ireland | 39.9 | 2024 |
| 30 | Croatia | 39.7 | 2023 |
| 31 | Moldova | 39.3 | 2023 |
| 32 | Israel | 39.2 | 2024 |
| 33 | Paraguay | 38.9 | 2022 |
| 34 | Netherlands | 38.7 | 2023 |
| 35 | Cyprus | 38.1 | 2023 |
| 36 | New Zealand | 37.7 | 2024 |
| 37 | Slovak Republic | 37.6 | 2023 |
| 38 | Romania | 37.1 | 2023 |
| 39 | Poland | 36.5 | 2023 |
| 40 | Hungary | 35.9 | 2023 |
| 41 | Ukraine | 35.3 | 2023 |
| 42 | Slovenia | 35.1 | 2023 |
| 43 | Chile | 34.9 | 2024 |
| 44 | Estonia | 34.9 | 2023 |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 34.1 | 2023 |
| 46 | Belgium | 33.9 | 2023 |
| 47 | Armenia | 33.6 | 2022 |
| 48 | United Kingdom | 33.5 | 2023 |
| 49 | Latvia | 33.5 | 2023 |
| 50 | Jordan | 32.6 | 2024 |
| 51 | Serbia | 32.1 | 2023 |
| 52 | Azerbaijan | 31.9 | 2022 |
| 53 | Qatar | 31.4 | 2024 |
| 54 | North Korea | 31.0 | 2024 |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 30.6 | 2024 |
| 56 | Mauritius | 30.1 | 2023 |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 29.9 | 2023 |
| 58 | Kuwait | 29.7 | 2022 |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 29.4 | 2022 |
| 60 | Finland | 28.8 | 2023 |
| 61 | Canada | 28.5 | 2024 |
| 62 | China | 28.2 | 2023 |
| 63 | Montenegro | 27.9 | 2024 |
| 64 | Mexico | 27.5 | 2023 |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 26.9 | 2022 |
| 66 | Singapore | 26.7 | 2023 |
| 67 | Korea | 26.6 | 2023 |
| 68 | United States | 26.5 | 2022 |
| 69 | Japan | 26.5 | 2022 |
| 70 | Colombia | 25.4 | 2023 |
| 71 | Brazil | 25.0 | 2024 |
| 72 | Barbados | 24.0 | 2023 |
| 73 | Türkiye | 23.4 | 2023 |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 23.2 | 2023 |
| 75 | Maldives | 23.0 | 2021 |
| 76 | Malaysia | 22.7 | 2024 |
| 77 | Niue | 22.2 | 2024 |
| 78 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.8 | 2024 |
| 79 | Oman | 21.4 | 2024 |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 21.2 | 2024 |
| 81 | Cook Islands | 19.7 | 2024 |
| 82 | Honduras | 19.0 | 2023 |
| 83 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.0 | 2024 |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 19.0 | 2024 |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 18.7 | 2023 |
| 86 | Iran | 18.1 | 2023 |
| 87 | Palau | 18.1 | 2023 |
| 88 | Tuvalu | 17.7 | 2024 |
| 89 | Peru | 16.9 | 2023 |
| 90 | Algeria | 16.6 | 2022 |
| 91 | Seychelles | 16.3 | 2024 |
| 92 | Guatemala | 16.3 | 2024 |
| 93 | Syrian Arab Republic | 16.3 | 2022 |
| 94 | Panama | 16.3 | 2022 |
| 95 | El Salvador | 16.2 | 2023 |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.4 | 2024 |
| 97 | Belize | 13.4 | 2021 |
| 98 | Suriname | 13.1 | 2024 |
| 99 | Bolivia | 12.8 | 2021 |
| 100 | Pakistan | 12.8 | 2024 |
| 101 | Guyana | 12.5 | 2023 |
| 102 | Tunisia | 12.4 | 2023 |
| 103 | Egypt | 11.8 | 2021 |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 11.4 | 2023 |
| 105 | Marshall Islands | 11.3 | 2021 |
| 106 | Viet Nam | 11.1 | 2021 |
| 107 | Nepal | 10.9 | 2024 |
| 108 | Iraq | 10.6 | 2023 |
| 109 | Jamaica | 10.2 | 2024 |
| 110 | Tonga | 10.1 | 2021 |
| 111 | India | 9.6 | 2024 |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 9.1 | 2022 |
| 113 | Philippines | 8.7 | 2024 |
| 114 | Morocco | 7.9 | 2023 |
| 115 | Timor-Leste | 7.7 | 2023 |
| 116 | South Africa | 7.7 | 2024 |
| 117 | Fiji | 7.5 | 2023 |
| 118 | Cabo Verde | 7.3 | 2023 |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 7.2 | 2023 |
| 120 | Thailand | 5.9 | 2023 |
| 121 | Samoa | 5.6 | 2021 |
| 122 | Indonesia | 5.6 | 2024 |
| 123 | Namibia | 5.6 | 2024 |
| 124 | Eswatini | 5.6 | 2023 |
| 125 | Bhutan | 5.5 | 2022 |
| 126 | Gabon | 5.2 | 2022 |
| 127 | Congo Republic | 5.0 | 2024 |
| 128 | Kiribati | 4.7 | 2023 |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.6 | 2022 |
| 130 | Botswana | 4.3 | 2024 |
| 131 | Comoros | 4.2 | 2022 |
| 132 | Nigeria | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 133 | Lao PDR | 3.8 | 2024 |
| 134 | Afghanistan | 3.2 | 2023 |
| 135 | Mali | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 136 | Haiti | 2.9 | 2022 |
| 137 | Ghana | 2.9 | 2024 |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 2.9 | 2024 |
| 139 | Mauritania | 2.6 | 2022 |
| 140 | Kenya | 2.6 | 2024 |
| 141 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 143 | Benin | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 144 | Djibouti | 2.1 | 2022 |
| 145 | Congo DR | 2.1 | 2022 |
| 146 | Uganda | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 147 | Angola | 2.0 | 2024 |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 149 | Lesotho | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 150 | Liberia | 1.8 | 2022 |
| 151 | Rwanda | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 152 | Tanzania | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 153 | Yemen | 1.6 | 2022 |
| 154 | Zambia | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 155 | Ethiopia | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.5 | 2022 |
| 157 | South Sudan | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 1.3 | 2022 |
| 159 | Senegal | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 160 | Guinea | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 161 | Burkina Faso | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 162 | Madagascar | 1.0 | 2024 |
| 163 | Central African Republic | 1.0 | 2024 |
| 164 | Mozambique | 0.9 | 2024 |
| 165 | Gambia | 0.9 | 2023 |
| 166 | Eritrea | 0.9 | 2023 |
| 167 | Cameroon | 0.9 | 2024 |
| 168 | Malawi | 0.8 | 2024 |
| 169 | Burundi | 0.8 | 2024 |
| 170 | Chad | 0.8 | 2024 |
| 171 | Somalia | 0.7 | 2024 |
| 172 | Togo | 0.6 | 2024 |
| 173 | Papua New Guinea | 0.5 | 2024 |
| 174 | Niger | 0.4 | 2023 |
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Data sources
The data for this indicator are drawn from the World Health Organization Global Health Observatory (GHO).
Last update
This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.