Colombia vs United States: Physiotherapists — Health and social employment
Colombia
0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2025
United States
0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Colombia rank
26th
United States rank
23rd
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment over time
- Colombia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Colombia, a difference of 0.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 26th and United States ranks 23rd of 35 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3089 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.5044 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.1956 Per 1 000 inhabitants | United States |
| 2010s | 0.472 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.645 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.173 Per 1 000 inhabitants | United States |
| 2020s | 0.628 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.698 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physiotherapists — health and social employment, Colombia or United States?
- United States, at 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in physiotherapists — health and social employment between Colombia and United States?
- 0.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and United States rank globally for physiotherapists — health and social employment?
- Colombia ranks 26th and United States ranks 23rd 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.