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Table 1 Number of medical schools and population size in 15 Arab countries

From: A longitudinal study of the characteristics and performances of medical students and graduates from the Arab countries

Medical School Country

Population (millions)

Number of medical schools

Medical schools/population (millions)

Bahrain

1.3

3

2.31

Egypt

82.6

19

0.23

Iraq

32.7

18

0.55

Jordan

6.6

4

0.91

Kuwait

2.8

1

0.36

Lebanon

4.3

7

1.63

Libya

6.4

11

1.72

Palestinian territory

4.2

3

0.71

Oman

3.0

2

0.67

Qatar

1.7

1

0.59

Saudi Arabia

27.9

34

1.22

Sudan

44.6

29

0.65

Syria

22.5

7

0.31

United Arab Emirates

7.9

5

0.63

Yemen

23.8

6

0.25

Total

272.3

150

0.55