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World Physicians per 1,000 people Ranking

Compare physicians per 1,000 people by country, including the top and bottom results, Japan's position and country details.

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01 / RANKING MAP

Compare physicians per 1,000 people across the world.

Compare physicians per 1,000 people by country on a ten-level world heat map. Explore the top and bottom five, the full ranking and country details.

Japan2.6 per 1,000 people
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02 / ABOUT THIS DATA

How to read the World Physicians per 1,000 people Ranking

Compare physicians per 1,000 people by country on a ten-level world heat map. Explore the top and bottom five, the full ranking and country details. This page orders 194 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.

Top 3
#1 Cuba (9.5 per 1,000 people), #2 Monaco (8.6 per 1,000 people), #3 Seychelles (6.6 per 1,000 people)
Japan’s position
World #73 (2.6 per 1,000 people)
Data period
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03 / FULL RANKING

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Physicians per 1,000 peopleFull ranking194 countries

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