What this means
Number of physicians per 1,000 people. Nepal has roughly 0.7 doctors per 1,000 — far below what is needed for quality healthcare.
At a glance
Developed country benchmark
3.5 per 1k
Nepal's 2040 target
1 per 1k
Direction
Higher is better
Data confidence
high confidence
Regional comparison
India
0.9 per 1k
Bangladesh
0.7 per 1k
SriLanka
1.1 per 1k
Benchmark3.5 per 1k