This entry gives the number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 of the population. Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans through the application of modern medicine. They also plan, supervise, and evaluate care and treatment plans by other health care providers. The World Health Organization estimates that fewer than 2.3 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 1,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.

List by rank

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

Rank		Country	Value		Date of Info
147	.	Afghanistan	0.21		2009
253	.	Akrotiri	NA		NA
95	.	Albania	1.15		2007
90	.	Algeria	1.21		2007
251	.	American Samoa	NA		NA
18	.	Andorra	3.72		2007
166	.	Angola	0.08		2004
248	.	Anguilla	NA		NA
252	.	Antarctica	NA		NA
150	.	Antigua and Barbuda	0.17		1999
33	.	Argentina	3.16		2004
20	.	Armenia	3.70		2007
249	.	Aruba	NA		NA
250	.	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	NA		NA
39	.	Australia	2.99		2009
5	.	Austria	4.75		2009
15	.	Azerbaijan	3.79		2007
100	.	Bahamas, The	1.05		1998
81	.	Bahrain	1.44		2008
136	.	Bangladesh	0.30		2007
71	.	Barbados	1.81		2005
4	.	Belarus	4.87		2007
40	.	Belgium	2.99		2008
107	.	Belize	0.83		2009
170	.	Benin	0.06		2008
255	.	Bermuda	NA		NA
187	.	Bhutan	0.02		2007
89	.	Bolivia	1.22		2001
84	.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.42		2005
131	.	Botswana	0.34		2006
256	.	Bouvet Island	NA		NA
73	.	Brazil	1.72		2007
257	.	British Indian Ocean Territory	NA		NA
254	.	British Virgin Islands	NA		NA
82	.	Brunei	1.42		2008
23	.	Bulgaria	3.64		2008
168	.	Burkina Faso	0.06		2008
125	.	Burma	0.46		2008
181	.	Burundi	0.03		2004
145	.	Cambodia	0.23		2008
149	.	Cameroon	0.19		2004
67	.	Canada	1.91		2006
117	.	Cape Verde	0.57		2008
231	.	Cayman Islands	NA		NA
165	.	Central African Republic	0.08		2004
178	.	Chad	0.04		2004
98	.	Chile	1.09		2003
83	.	China	1.42		2009
230	.	Christmas Island	NA		NA
232	.	Clipperton Island	NA		NA
233	.	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	NA		NA
85	.	Colombia	1.35		2002
154	.	Comoros	0.15		2004
160	.	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	0.11		2004
162	.	Congo, Republic of the	0.10		2007
93	.	Cook Islands	1.18		2004
220	.	Coral Sea Islands	NA		NA
86	.	Costa Rica	1.32		2000
155	.	Cote d'Ivoire	0.14		2008
51	.	Croatia	2.59		2007
1	.	Cuba	6.40		2007
217	.	Curacao	NA		NA
57	.	Cyprus	2.30		2006
21	.	Czech Republic	3.67		2010
29	.	Denmark	3.42		2007
219	.	Dhekelia	NA		NA
144	.	Djibouti	0.23		2006
121	.	Dominica	0.50		1997
218	.	Dominican Republic	NA		NA
79	.	Ecuador	1.48		2000
43	.	Egypt	2.83		2009
75	.	El Salvador	1.60		2008
134	.	Equatorial Guinea	0.30		2004
175	.	Eritrea	0.05		2004
30	.	Estonia	3.41		2008
186	.	Ethiopia	0.02		2007
239	.	European Union	NA		NA
237	.	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	NA		NA
240	.	Faroe Islands	NA		NA
127	.	Fiji	0.45		2003
47	.	Finland	2.74		2008
28	.	France	3.50		2008
236	.	French Polynesia	NA		NA
234	.	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	NA		NA
138	.	Gabon	0.29		2004
179	.	Gambia, The	0.04		2008
235	.	Gaza Strip	NA		NA
6	.	Georgia	4.54		2007
27	.	Germany	3.53		2008
164	.	Ghana	0.09		2009
238	.	Gibraltar	NA		NA
2	.	Greece	6.04		2008
245	.	Greenland	NA		NA
242	.	Grenada	NA		NA
247	.	Guam	NA		NA
104	.	Guatemala	0.90		1999
244	.	Guernsey	NA		NA
163	.	Guinea	0.10		2005
176	.	Guinea-Bissau	0.05		2008
116	.	Guyana	0.59		2009
143	.	Haiti	0.25		1998
241	.	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	NA		NA
246	.	Holy See (Vatican City)	NA		NA
118	.	Honduras	0.57		2000
243	.	Hong Kong	NA		NA
35	.	Hungary	3.10		2008
12	.	Iceland	3.93		2008
115	.	India	0.60		2005
139	.	Indonesia	0.29		2007
105	.	Iran	0.89		2005
112	.	Iraq	0.69		2009
32	.	Ireland	3.19		2008
228	.	Isle of Man	NA		NA
24	.	Israel	3.63		2007
8	.	Italy	4.24		2008
106	.	Jamaica	0.85		2003
227	.	Jan Mayen	NA		NA
60	.	Japan	2.06		2006
229	.	Jersey	NA		NA
54	.	Jordan	2.45		2009
14	.	Kazakhstan	3.88		2007
156	.	Kenya	0.14		2002
133	.	Kiribati	0.30		2006
31	.	Korea, North	3.29		2003
63	.	Korea, South	1.97		2008
226	.	Kosovo	NA		NA
72	.	Kuwait	1.79		2009
58	.	Kyrgyzstan	2.30		2007
142	.	Laos	0.27		2005
38	.	Latvia	2.99		2009
26	.	Lebanon	3.54		2009
173	.	Lesotho	0.05		2003
189	.	Liberia	0.01		2008
69	.	Libya	1.90		2009
210	.	Liechtenstein	NA		NA
22	.	Lithuania	3.66		2008
42	.	Luxembourg	2.86		2007
211	.	Macau	NA		NA
52	.	Macedonia	2.55		2006
152	.	Madagascar	0.16		2007
182	.	Malawi	0.02		2008
101	.	Malaysia	0.94		2008
74	.	Maldives	1.60		2007
174	.	Mali	0.05		2008
36	.	Malta	3.07		2009
119	.	Marshall Islands	0.56		2008
157	.	Mauritania	0.13		2009
99	.	Mauritius	1.06		2004
216	.	Mayotte	NA		NA
41	.	Mexico	2.89		2004
120	.	Micronesia, Federated States of	0.56		2005
49	.	Moldova	2.67		2007
3	.	Monaco	5.81		1995
45	.	Mongolia	2.76		2008
215	.	Montenegro	NA		NA
212	.	Montserrat	NA		NA
114	.	Morocco	0.62		2009
180	.	Mozambique	0.03		2006
129	.	Namibia	0.37		2007
111	.	Nauru	0.71		2008
214	.	Navassa Island	NA		NA
146	.	Nepal	0.21		2004
13	.	Netherlands	3.92		2007
213	.	New Caledonia	NA		NA
56	.	New Zealand	2.38		2007
130	.	Nicaragua	0.37		2003
183	.	Niger	0.02		2008
128	.	Nigeria	0.40		2008
11	.	Niue	4.00		2006
209	.	Norfolk Island	NA		NA
205	.	Northern Mariana Islands	NA		NA
9	.	Norway	4.08		2008
68	.	Oman	1.90		2008
108	.	Pakistan	0.81		2009
87	.	Palau	1.30		2006
78	.	Panama	1.50		2000
172	.	Papua New Guinea	0.05		2008
207	.	Paracel Islands	NA		NA
96	.	Paraguay	1.11		2002
103	.	Peru	0.92		2009
94	.	Philippines	1.15		2004
208	.	Pitcairn Islands	NA		NA
59	.	Poland	2.14		2008
16	.	Portugal	3.76		2009
206	.	Puerto Rico	NA		NA
44	.	Qatar	2.76		2006
66	.	Romania	1.92		2006
7	.	Russia	4.31		2006
184	.	Rwanda	0.02		2005
224	.	Saint Barthelemy	NA		NA
222	.	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	NA		NA
97	.	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1.10		2000
124	.	Saint Lucia	0.47		2002
221	.	Saint Martin	NA		NA
223	.	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	NA		NA
110	.	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.75		2000
141	.	Samoa	0.27		2005
225	.	San Marino	NA		NA
123	.	Sao Tome and Principe	0.49		2004
102	.	Saudi Arabia	0.94		2008
167	.	Senegal	0.06		2008
61	.	Serbia	2.04		2007
76	.	Seychelles	1.51		2004
185	.	Sierra Leone	0.02		2008
70	.	Singapore	1.83		2009
193	.	Sint Maarten	NA		NA
37	.	Slovakia	3.00		2007
53	.	Slovenia	2.47		2008
148	.	Solomon Islands	0.19		2005
177	.	Somalia	0.04		2006
109	.	South Africa	0.77		2004
190	.	South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands	NA		NA
192	.	South Sudan	NA		NA
19	.	Spain	3.71		2009
194	.	Spratly Islands	NA		NA
122	.	Sri Lanka	0.49		2006
140	.	Sudan	0.28		2008
126	.	Suriname	0.45		2000
191	.	Svalbard	NA		NA
151	.	Swaziland	0.16		2004
25	.	Sweden	3.58		2006
10	.	Switzerland	4.07		2009
77	.	Syria	1.50		2008
195	.	Taiwan	NA		NA
62	.	Tajikistan	2.01		2006
188	.	Tanzania	0.01		2006
132	.	Thailand	0.30		2004
161	.	Timor-Leste	0.10		2004
171	.	Togo	0.05		2008
196	.	Tokelau	NA		NA
137	.	Tonga	0.29		2002
92	.	Trinidad and Tobago	1.18		2007
91	.	Tunisia	1.19		2009
80	.	Turkey	1.45		2008
55	.	Turkmenistan	2.44		2007
197	.	Turks and Caicos Islands	NA		NA
113	.	Tuvalu	0.64		2008
158	.	Uganda	0.12		2005
34	.	Ukraine	3.13		2006
65	.	United Arab Emirates	1.93		2007
46	.	United Kingdom	2.74		2009
48	.	United States	2.67		2004
202	.	United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges	NA		NA
17	.	Uruguay	3.74		2008
50	.	Uzbekistan	2.62		2007
159	.	Vanuatu	0.12		2008
64	.	Venezuela	1.94		2001
88	.	Vietnam	1.22		2008
198	.	Virgin Islands	NA		NA
199	.	Wake Island	NA		NA
204	.	Wallis and Futuna	NA		NA
203	.	West Bank	NA		NA
200	.	Western Sahara	NA		NA
201	.	World	NA		NA
135	.	Yemen	0.30		2009
169	.	Zambia	0.06		2006
153	.	Zimbabwe	0.16		2004