Portugal vs Romania: Physiotherapists — Health and social employment

Portugal
0.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2018
Romania
0.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Portugal rank
34th
Romania rank
33rd

Physiotherapists — Health and social employment over time

  • Portugal
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Portugal, a difference of 0.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 34th and Romania ranks 33rd of 35 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1267 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.0967 Per 1 000 inhabitants Portugal
2010s 0.1322 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.0578 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.0744 Per 1 000 inhabitants Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physiotherapists — health and social employment, Portugal or Romania?
Romania, at 0.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in physiotherapists — health and social employment between Portugal and Romania?
0.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for physiotherapists — health and social employment?
Portugal ranks 34th and Romania ranks 33rd 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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Indicator
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,201 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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.