Chile vs Korea: Physiotherapists — Health and social employment
Chile
2.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2025
Korea
0.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Chile rank
3rd
Korea rank
1st
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment over time
- Chile
- Korea
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Korea, a difference of 1.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Chile's figure about 2.4 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Korea ahead.
Chile ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 35 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.971 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.606 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.365 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Chile |
| 2020s | 1.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.912 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physiotherapists — health and social employment, Chile or Korea?
- Chile, at 2.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in physiotherapists — health and social employment between Chile and Korea?
- 1.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Korea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Korea rank globally for physiotherapists — health and social employment?
- Chile ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Physiotherapists — Health and social employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of practising physiotherapists. Practising physiotherapists provide services for patients. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.