What is the difference in pharmacists per 10,000 population between Bhutan and Yemen?

0.15 per 10,000 population, with Bhutan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Yemen?

5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.

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.

Bhutan vs Yemen: Pharmacists per 10,000 population

Bhutan

0.68 per 10,000 population

in 2022

Yemen

0.53 per 10,000 population

in 2022

Bhutan rank

111th

Yemen rank

113th

Pharmacists per 10,000 population over time

Bhutan
Yemen

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.68 per 10,000 population against 0.53 per 10,000 population in Yemen, a difference of 0.15 per 10,000 population.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.3 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Yemen ahead.

Bhutan ranks 111th and Yemen ranks 113th of 155 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.11 per 10,000 population	0.42 per 10,000 population	0.31 per 10,000 population	Yemen
2010s	0.19 per 10,000 population	0.9 per 10,000 population	0.71 per 10,000 population	Yemen
2020s	0.6567 per 10,000 population	0.51 per 10,000 population	0.1467 per 10,000 population	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pharmacists per 10,000 population, Bhutan or Yemen?: Bhutan, at 0.68 per 10,000 population against 0.53 per 10,000 population in Yemen as of 2022.
What is the difference in pharmacists per 10,000 population between Bhutan and Yemen?: 0.15 per 10,000 population, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Yemen?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Bhutan and Yemen rank globally for pharmacists per 10,000 population?: Bhutan ranks 111th and Yemen ranks 113th of 155 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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About this data

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: 155 places, 2,272 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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