🇪🇺 European Countries Lead the World in Doctor Density👩‍⚕️

What We’re Showing

This graphic ranks the countries with the most and least doctors per 10,000 population, according to World Health Organization estimates from 2022.

Key Takeaways

• European countries, like Belgium, Georgia, and Austria, lead the ranks by the ratio of doctors to resident population.
• South American represents Uruguay and Argentina also make the top 10.
• Meanwhile, eight African countries have less than 1 doctor per 10,000 population.
• According to the Africa Report (linked in the source tab), medical students from the continent move abroad to complete their education, but often don’t return.

Doctors in the U.S., UK, and Japan

• Both the U.S. (36 per 10,000) and the UK (32 per 10,000) are inside the top 20 by this metric.
• Japan ranks outside the top 20, just above Canada, with 26 physicians per 10,000 people.