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Most doctors per person

Cuba has the most doctors per person, 9.5 physicians per 1,000 people in 2021, well ahead of Greece at 6.6 and Portugal at 5.9.

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  • Cuba ranks #1 with 9.5, ahead of Greece (6.6) and Portugal (5.9).

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Cuba is the outlier in physician numbers: 9.5 doctors for every 1,000 people in 2021, 2.9 more than second-place Greece at 6.6 in 2022. Portugal follows with 5.9, then Georgia at 5.5, and Argentina and Austria at 5.4 each. Russia (5.1), Norway (4.9), Uruguay and Belarus (4.7 each) round out the top ten, so the list mixes wealthy Western Europe with Eastern Europe and Latin America.

The indicator is physicians per 1,000 people, from the World Bank, and it counts generalist and specialist doctors. It shows the highest values among countries with more than 1 million people. Each country appears at its most recent value from the last ten years, which is 2021 or 2022 here. A high count of doctors does not by itself measure quality of care or how evenly doctors are spread across a country.

The data

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SH.MED.PHYS.ZS), physicians per 1,000 people; countries over 1 million people. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Each country's most recent value from the last ten years.

Most doctors per person, Physicians per 1,000 people, Latest
Date🇨🇺 Cuba🇬🇷 Greece🇵🇹 Portugal🇬🇪 Georgia🇦🇷 Argentina🇦🇹 Austria🇷🇺 Russia🇳🇴 Norway🇺🇾 Uruguay🇧🇾 Belarus🇩🇪 Germany🇩🇰 Denmark🇨🇭 Switzerland🇱🇹 Lithuania🇸🇪 Sweden
Latest9.56.65.95.55.45.45.14.94.74.74.54.54.54.54.4

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Frequently asked questions

Which country has the most doctors per capita?

Cuba has the most doctors per capita, with 9.5 physicians per 1,000 people in 2021. Greece is second at 6.6 in 2022 and Portugal third at 5.9.

How are doctors per capita calculated?

The figure is the number of physicians per 1,000 people in the population, as reported to the World Bank. A value of 4.5, as for Germany in 2022, means about 4.5 doctors for every 1,000 residents.

Why do the years differ across countries?

Each country is shown at its most recent value from the last ten years. Most entries are from 2022, while Cuba, Denmark and Sweden are from 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank, World Development Indicators (SH.MED.PHYS.ZS), physicians per 1,000 people; countries over 1 million people. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Each country's most recent value from the last ten years. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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