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

1.05 per 10,000 population, with Syria ahead.

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

15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.

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.

Malta vs Syria: Pharmacists per 10,000 population

Malta

15.26 per 10,000 population

in 2022

Syria

16.31 per 10,000 population

in 2021

Malta rank

9th

Syria rank

6th

Pharmacists per 10,000 population over time

Malta
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 16.31 per 10,000 population against 15.26 per 10,000 population in Malta, a difference of 1.05 per 10,000 population.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 9th and Syria ranks 6th of 155 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Syria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.2 per 10,000 population	6.6 per 10,000 population	9.6 per 10,000 population	Malta
2010s	11.75 per 10,000 population	11.67 per 10,000 population	0.0783 per 10,000 population	Malta
2020s	13.51 per 10,000 population	16.3 per 10,000 population	2.79 per 10,000 population	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pharmacists per 10,000 population, Malta or Syria?: Syria, at 16.31 per 10,000 population against 15.26 per 10,000 population in Malta as of 2021.
What is the difference in pharmacists per 10,000 population between Malta and Syria?: 1.05 per 10,000 population, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Syria?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Malta and Syria rank globally for pharmacists per 10,000 population?: Malta ranks 9th and Syria ranks 6th 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)