Mapped: Highest and Lowest Doctor Density Around the World

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Mapped: Highest and Lowest Doctor Density Around the World

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This graphic maps and ranks the countries with the highest and lowest doctor density (measured per 10,000 population), according to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates as of 2022.

ℹ️ “Doctors” includes generalists, specialist medical practitioners and other medical doctors not further defined. Depending on the source country, may include only practicing physicians or all registered physicians.

Health worker density in general is an important metric tracked by the UN, as part of its sustainable development goals. A 2016 WHO study found that investing and expanding healthcare workforces improves economic growth.

Ranked: Doctors Per 10,000 Population

European countries, like Belgium, Georgia, and Austria, lead the ranks by the ratio of doctors to resident population. South American countries, represented by Uruguay and Argentina, also make the top 10.

RankCountryDoctors per 10K People (2022) 1🇧🇪 Belgium63.9 2🇬🇪 Georgia56.1 3🇦🇹 Austria55.1 4🇱🇹 Lithuania51.3 5🇧🇬 Bulgaria49.0 6🇺🇾 Uruguay46.3 7🇮🇸 Iceland45.2 8🇨🇻 Cabo Verde44.6 9🇮🇹 Italy42.5 10🇦🇷 Argentina40.8 11🇵🇾 Paraguay38.8 12🇸🇨 Seychelles38.2 13🇮🇱 Israel37.1 14🇳🇿 New Zealand35.7 15🇨🇱 Chile31.7 16🇬🇧 UK31.7 17🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia30.8 18🇧🇧 Barbados29.7 19🇲🇪 Montenegro27.5 20🇨🇷 Costa Rica26.4 21🇨🇦 Canada25.0 22🇩🇴 Dominican Republic22.3 23🇴🇲 Oman20.6 24🇵🇪 Peru16.2 25🇸🇿 Eswatini15.9 26🇸🇻 El Salvador15.5 27🇲🇺 Mauritius12.0 28🇮🇶 Iraq10.1 29🇮🇩 Indonesia6.9 30🇧🇹 Bhutan5.5 31🇳🇦 Namibia5.4 32🇬🇦 Gabon4.8 33🇳🇬 Nigeria3.9 34🇧🇼 Botswana3.8 35🇿🇲 Zambia2.6 36🇦🇴 Angola2.4 37🇲🇷 Mauritania2.4 38🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau2.1 39🇧🇯 Benin2.0 40🇨🇩 DRC1.9 41🇲🇱 Mali1.9 42🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire1.8 43🇱🇷 Liberia1.8 44🇨🇬 Congo1.7 45🇺🇬 Uganda1.7 46🇿🇼 Zimbabwe1.7

Ranked: The Countries Most Dependent on Agricultural Exports

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Ranked: The Countries Most Dependent on Agricultural Exports

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Between 2019 and 2021, agricultural products accounted for more than one-third of the total value of global commodity exports. This graphic ranks the most agriculturally-export-dependent countries in the world, using data from UN Trade & Development (UNCTAD).

For this graphic we have only included countries where agricultural products represent more than 75% of its total exports. Resource dependency can make a country vulnerable to economic shocks via price fluctuations.

Ranked: Countries that Rely Heavily on Agricultural Exports

In Micronesia, a staggering 98% of all its exports are agricultural, of which 89% are fish in various forms. In fact, five of the top 10 countries are small island nations in the Pacific. Four of them also have fish as their top agricultural export.

Below is a more extensive list showing countries whose agricultural products make up more than 60% of their total exports. Also listed: their most-valued agriculture export in 2022, sourced from the Observatory of Economic Complexity.

RankCountry% of Merchandise
Exports From
AgricultureTop Agricultural
Export (2022) 1🇫🇲 Micronesia98%🐟 Fish 2🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau94%🌰 Cashew Nuts 3🇲🇼 Malawi93%🚬 Raw Tobacco 4🇸🇧 Solomon Islands89%🌲 Rough Wood 5🇲🇻 Maldives88%🐟 Fish 6🇻🇺 Vanuatu86%🐟 Fish 7🇰🇮 Kiribati84%🐟 Fish 8🇹🇴 Tonga82%🐟 Fish 9🇺🇾 Uruguay79%🐄 Bovine Meat 10🇪🇹 Ethiopia77%☕ Coffee 11🇳🇿 New Zealand77%🥛 Milk 12🇦🇷 Argentina76%🌱 Soybean Meal 13🇬🇲 Gambia75%🥜 Groundnuts 14🇧🇿 Belize75%🍬 Sugar 15🇼🇸 Samoa69%🥥 Coconut Oil 16🇵🇾 Paraguay68%🌱 Soybeans 17🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire67%🍫 Cocoa Beans 18🇸🇴 Somalia67%🐑 Sheep & Goats 19🇦🇫 Afghanistan65%☁️ Raw Cotton 20🇸🇾 Syria63%🫒 Pure Olive Oil 21🇸🇩 Sudan62%🌿 Sesame Seeds 22🇧🇯 Benin61%☁️ Raw Cotton 23🇨🇫 Central African Republic60%🌲 Rough Wood

Maldives, in the Indian ocean, is also within the top 10. Its top agricultural export is also fish. Interestingly, the Observatory of Economic

Top 10 Countries Most in Debt to the IMF

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Top 10 Countries Most in Debt to the IMF

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Established in 1944, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) supports countries’ economic growth by providing financial aid and guidance on policies to enhance stability, productivity, and job opportunities.

Countries seek loans from the IMF to address economic crises, stabilize their currencies, implement structural reforms, and alleviate balance of payments difficulties.

In this graphic, we visualize the 10 countries most indebted to the fund.

Methodology

We compiled this ranking using the International Monetary Fund’s data on Total IMF Credit Outstanding. We selected the latest debt data for each country, accurate as of April 29, 2024.

Argentina Tops the Rank

Argentina’s debt to the IMF is equivalent to 5.3% of the country’s GDP. In total, the country owns more than $32 billion.

CountryIMF Credit Outstanding ($B)GDP ($B, 2024)IMF Debt as % of GDP 🇦🇷 Argentina32604.35.3 🇪🇬 Egypt11347.63.1 🇺🇦 Ukraine9188.94.7 🇵🇰 Pakistan7374.71.8 🇪🇨 Ecuador6121.64.9 🇨🇴 Colombia3386.10.8 🇦🇴 Angola392.13.2 🇰🇪 Kenya3104.02.8 🇬🇭 Ghana275.22.6 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast286.92.3

A G20 member and major grain exporter, the country’s history of debt trouble dates back to the late 1890s when it defaulted after contracting debts to modernize the capital, Buenos Aires. It has already been bailed out over 20 times in the last six decades by the IMF.

Five of the 10 most indebted countries are in Africa, while three are in South America.

The only European country on our list, Ukraine has relied on international support amidst the conflict with Russia. It is estimated that Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country caused the loss of a third of the country’s economy. The country owes $9 billion to the IMF.

In total, almost 100 countries owe money to the IMF, and the grand total of all of these debts is $111 billion. The above countries (top 10) account for about 69% of these debts.