What is the difference in pharmacists per 10,000 population between Italy and Malta?

1.84 per 10,000 population, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?

21 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Italy vs Malta: Pharmacists per 10,000 population

Italy

13.42 per 10,000 population

in 2022

Malta

15.26 per 10,000 population

in 2022

Italy rank

10th

Malta rank

9th

Pharmacists per 10,000 population over time

Italy
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 15.26 per 10,000 population against 13.42 per 10,000 population in Italy, a difference of 1.84 per 10,000 population.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.

Italy ranks 10th and Malta ranks 9th of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Malta	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.66 per 10,000 population	15.72 per 10,000 population	6.06 per 10,000 population	Malta
2010s	10.99 per 10,000 population	11.25 per 10,000 population	0.266 per 10,000 population	Malta
2020s	12.87 per 10,000 population	14.38 per 10,000 population	1.51 per 10,000 population	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pharmacists per 10,000 population, Italy or Malta?: Malta, at 15.26 per 10,000 population against 13.42 per 10,000 population in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in pharmacists per 10,000 population between Italy and Malta?: 1.84 per 10,000 population, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Italy and Malta rank globally for pharmacists per 10,000 population?: Italy ranks 10th and Malta ranks 9th 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)