Germany vs Korea: Physiotherapists — Health and social employment
Germany
2.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Korea
0.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Germany rank
2nd
Korea rank
1st
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment over time
- Germany
- Korea
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Korea, a difference of 1.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Germany's figure about 2.5 times Korea's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 1st of 35 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.3683 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.606 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.912 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physiotherapists — health and social employment, Germany or Korea?
- Germany, at 2.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in physiotherapists — health and social employment between Germany and Korea?
- 1.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Korea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Korea rank globally for physiotherapists — health and social employment?
- Germany ranks 2nd 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.