Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Physicians by medical speciality - historical data

Bulgaria
4,174
in 2020
North Macedonia
1,902
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
21st
North Macedonia rank
24th

Physicians by medical speciality - historical data over time

  • Bulgaria
  • North Macedonia
1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k198520022020

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4,174 against 1,902 in North Macedonia, a difference of 2,272.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.2 times North Macedonia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 21st and North Macedonia ranks 24th of 33 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria North Macedonia Difference Ahead
2000s 5,478 1,603 3,875 Bulgaria
2010s 4,620 2,029 2,591 Bulgaria
2020s 4,174 1,902 2,272 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians by medical speciality - historical data, Bulgaria or North Macedonia?
Bulgaria, at 4,174 against 1,902 in North Macedonia as of 2020.
What is the difference in physicians by medical speciality - historical data between Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
2,272, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and North Macedonia rank globally for physicians by medical speciality - historical data?
Bulgaria ranks 21st and North Macedonia ranks 24th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Physicians by medical speciality - historical data (1985-2016). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Physicians by medical speciality - historical data. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/physicians-by-medical-speciality-historical-data-1985-2016/bulgaria/north-macedonia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/physicians-by-medical-speciality-historical-data-1985-2016/bulgaria/north-macedonia/">Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Physicians by medical speciality - historical data</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Physicians by medical speciality - historical data (1985-2016)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
34 places, 806 data points, 1985–2021
Last refreshed