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Kuwait - Physicians 2008

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Physicians per 1,000 people · World Bank

1.88 +0.00 from 2007 Global rank: 64th

Kuwait's physicians was 1.88 in 2008, increased +0.00 from 1.88 in 2007. This was the 64th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008▾

Physicians by Country - 2008
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Cuba	6.60	2.9%
2nd	Greece	5.71	1.4%
3rd	Russian Federation	4.89	-0.5%
4th	Austria	4.63	1.4%
5th	Georgia	4.21	2.6%
6th	Uruguay	4.00	5.8%
7th	Norway	3.96	2.9%
8th	Ireland	3.95	3.0%
9th	Lithuania	3.88	-0.1%
10th	Switzerland	3.82	0.8%
11th	Portugal	3.75	2.6%
12th	Finland	3.74	0.3%
13th	Italy	3.74	-0.3%
14th	Sweden	3.68	1.5%
15th	Bulgaria	3.64	-0.9%
16th	Iceland	3.64	0.8%
17th	Azerbaijan	3.64	-0.9%
18th	Kazakhstan	3.59	1.6%
19th	Germany	3.58	1.6%
20th	Denmark	3.58	3.5%
21st	Belarus	3.58	0.8%
22nd	Czechia	3.56	-0.1%
23rd	Spain	3.52	-0.4%
24th	Israel	3.52	-1.1%
25th	France	3.39	-0.1%
26th	Slovak Republic	3.37	-0.6%
27th	Estonia	3.34	2.5%
28th	Malta	3.28	0.8%
29th	Latvia	3.23	2.9%
30th	Qatar	3.23	35.9%
31st	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	3.23	4.2%
32nd	Hungary	3.10	10.3%
33rd	Ukraine	3.07	1.0%
34th	Australia	3.00	0.3%
35th	Serbia	2.94	3.2%
36th	Belgium	2.92	0.6%
37th	Mongolia	2.88	2.3%
38th	Netherlands	2.84	2.7%
39th	Croatia	2.74	0.0%
40th	Luxembourg	2.72	0.2%
41st	Armenia	2.70	2.3%
42nd	Bahamas, The	2.65	167.4%
43rd	Moldova	2.62	0.1%
44th	Uzbekistan	2.62	-1.1%
45th	North Macedonia	2.59	6.7%
46th	United Kingdom	2.56	3.1%
47th	New Zealand	2.46	7.2%
48th	Romania	2.43	5.1%
49th	Slovenia	2.40	0.3%
50th	Costa Rica	2.17	3.2%
51st	Poland	2.17	-1.3%
52nd	Japan	2.15	3.1%
53rd	Turkmenistan	2.13	-2.3%
54th	Jordan	2.09	-6.8%
55th	Montenegro	2.07	6.5%
56th	Cyprus	2.01	1.7%
57th	Oman	1.98	3.6%
58th	Saudi Arabia	1.97	132.2%
59th	Canada	1.96	2.6%
60th	Mexico	1.96	1.5%
61st	El Salvador	1.91	11.0%
62nd	Tajikistan	1.90	1.8%
63rd	Kyrgyz Republic	1.89	0.3%
64th	Kuwait	1.88	0.3%
65th	Korea	1.87	6.8%
66th	United Arab Emirates	1.85	19.7%
67th	Libya	1.79	45.3%
68th	Singapore	1.63	1.6%
69th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.59	3.2%
70th	Türkiye	1.58	3.2%
71st	Colombia	1.56	3.4%
72nd	Brunei Darussalam	1.49	40.8%
73rd	Syrian Arab Republic	1.42	0.1%
74th	Panama	1.39	6.0%
75th	China	1.34	3.8%
76th	Philippines	1.23	0.9%
77th	Mauritius	1.14	1.3%
78th	Ecuador	1.10	12.1%
79th	Tunisia	1.09	8.2%
80th	Dominican Republic	1.09	-40.5%
81st	Chile	1.03	0.3%
82nd	Nauru	1.00	1.0%
83rd	Bahrain	0.98	-1.1%
84th	Tuvalu	0.97	-5.8%
85th	Malaysia	0.91	3.6%
86th	Seychelles	0.76	-23.9%
87th	Pakistan	0.71	2.0%
88th	South Africa	0.68	0.0%
89th	Viet Nam	0.67	2.7%
90th	Nicaragua	0.66	23.2%
91st	Sri Lanka	0.61	12.5%
92nd	Micronesia, Federated States of	0.59	5.6%
93rd	Antigua and Barbuda	0.54	-69.2%
94th	Tonga	0.53	84.4%
95th	Myanmar	0.49	8.2%
96th	Samoa	0.45	67.4%
97th	Jamaica	0.41	-52.2%
98th	Fiji	0.37	-15.0%
99th	Botswana	0.37	-1.1%
100th	Nigeria	0.36	-0.6%
101st	Bangladesh	0.33	4.1%
102nd	Sudan	0.32	-6.9%
103rd	Thailand	0.31	6.5%
104th	Yemen, Republic of	0.28	-9.8%
105th	Bhutan	0.25	17.5%
106th	Cambodia	0.24	47.0%
107th	Kiribati	0.24	84.6%
108th	Afghanistan	0.18	0.5%
109th	Madagascar	0.18	2.9%
110th	Solomon Islands	0.18	-4.9%
111th	Kenya	0.17	22.5%
112th	Côte d'Ivoire	0.13	50.6%
113th	Vanuatu	0.12	-2.5%
114th	Gabon	0.10	-65.2%
115th	Gambia, The	0.10	6.7%
116th	Ghana	0.08	10.0%
117th	Mali	0.06	5.0%
118th	Senegal	0.06	14.8%
119th	Zambia	0.06	13.0%
120th	Zimbabwe	0.06	9.6%
121st	Benin	0.06	55.3%
122nd	Togo	0.06	17.0%
123rd	Guinea-Bissau	0.05	-62.6%
124th	Rwanda	0.05	116.7%
125th	Papua New Guinea	0.05	-8.0%
126th	Eritrea	0.05	0.0%
127th	Central African Republic	0.04	-48.7%
128th	Timor-Leste	0.04	8.8%
129th	Burkina Faso	0.03	-40.4%
130th	Niger	0.02	-13.6%
131st	Malawi	0.02	-14.3%
132nd	Sierra Leone	0.02	-50.0%
133rd	Liberia	0.01	-60.6%

FAQ

What was Kuwait's physicians in 2008?▾

Kuwait's physicians in 2008 was 1.88. This ranked 64th globally.

How did Kuwait's physicians change in 2008?▾

Kuwait's physicians increased by 0.3% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest physicians in 2008?▾

Cuba had the highest physicians in 2008 at 6.60.

What is the physicians of Kuwait in 2008?▾

The physicians of Kuwait in 2008 was 1.88. This ranked 64th globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Kuwait's physicians?▾

Kuwait's physicians went from 1.88 in 2007 to 1.88 in 2008, a 0.3% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Kuwait matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2008. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 4.5%. View full analysis →

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