Cuba was the country with the highest physician density, i.e. the number of physicians in relation to its population. There were 84 physicians per every 10,000 of Cuba's population, however, the most recent data was from 2018. Other countries with high physician density were mostly found in Europe.
Countries with the highest physicians density worldwide as of 2021 (per 10,000 population)*
Characteristic
Physicians per 10,000 population
Cuba (2018)
84.3
Sweden (2020)
70.6
Greece (2020)
63.1
Belgium (2020)
62.6
Uruguay
62
Portugal (2020)
56.2
Malta
54.9
Czechia
54.7
Austria
54.6
Georgia
54
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WHO. (January 12, 2023). Countries with the highest physicians density worldwide as of 2021 (per 10,000 population)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280152/countries-with-the-highest-physicians-density-worldwide/
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