Australia vs Bulgaria: Pharmacists per 10,000 population

Australia
9.58 per 10,000 population
in 2023
Bulgaria
9.59 per 10,000 population
in 2024
Australia rank
29th
Bulgaria rank
27th

Pharmacists per 10,000 population over time

  • Australia
  • Bulgaria
02.557.510200020122024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 9.59 per 10,000 population against 9.58 per 10,000 population in Australia, a difference of 0.01 per 10,000 population.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 29th and Bulgaria ranks 27th of 165 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2000s 10.7 per 10,000 population 7.48 per 10,000 population 3.22 per 10,000 population Australia
2010s 8.3 per 10,000 population 8.21 per 10,000 population 0.089 per 10,000 population Australia
2020s 9.33 per 10,000 population 8.96 per 10,000 population 0.3675 per 10,000 population Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pharmacists per 10,000 population, Australia or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 9.59 per 10,000 population against 9.58 per 10,000 population in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in pharmacists per 10,000 population between Australia and Bulgaria?
0.01 per 10,000 population, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bulgaria?
15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Australia and Bulgaria rank globally for pharmacists per 10,000 population?
Australia ranks 29th and Bulgaria ranks 27th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Pharmacists per 10,000 population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pharmacists per 10,000 population
Unit
per 10,000 population
Source
World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,512 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population).