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Nurses per Capita by Country

Finland has the highest Nurses and Midwives (22.3 per 1k), followed by Monaco (20.8 per 1k) and Belgium (20.5 per 1k). Somalia has the lowest (0.1 per 1k).

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 192 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
3.5 per 1k
Middle half 1.4 per 1k – 6.5 per 1k
Average
4.7 per 1k
192 countries
Highest
22.3 per 1k
Finland
Lowest
0.1 per 1k
Somalia

Data

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192 countries · # = rank by Nurses and Midwives
#
1Finland22.3 per 1k2,020
2Monaco20.8 per 1k2,014
3Belgium20.5 per 1k2,021
4Norway18.9 per 1k2,021
5Switzerland18.7 per 1k2,020
6Iceland16.3 per 1k2,020
7Ireland14.9 per 1k2,021
8Australia14.8 per 1k2,021
9Malta14.4 per 1k2,020
10United States12.5 per 1k2,020
11Japan12.4 per 1k2,020
12Germany12.3 per 1k2,020
13France12.2 per 1k2,020
14Luxembourg12.1 per 1k2,017
15Sweden11.6 per 1k2,019
15Uruguay11.6 per 1k2,021
17New Zealand11.4 per 1k2,021
18Uzbekistan11.3 per 1k2,014
18Netherlands11.3 per 1k2,020
20Estonia11.2 per 1k2,021
21Austria10.8 per 1k2,020
22Belarus10.7 per 1k2,015
23Denmark10.5 per 1k2,019
23Slovenia10.5 per 1k2,020
25Canada10.3 per 1k2,021
26Lithuania9.7 per 1k2,021
27Antigua and Barbuda9.6 per 1k2,019
28United Kingdom9.2 per 1k2,021
28Seychelles9.2 per 1k2,018
30South Korea8.5 per 1k2,020
31Croatia8.1 per 1k2,016
31San Marino8.1 per 1k2,014
33Slovakia7.8 per 1k2,021
34Cuba7.6 per 1k2,018
34Portugal7.6 per 1k2,020
36Romania7.4 per 1k2,017
37Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7.3 per 1k2,018
38Kazakhstan7.2 per 1k2,015
38Serbia7.2 per 1k2,016
38Qatar7.2 per 1k2,018
41Nauru7.1 per 1k2,018
42Poland6.8 per 1k2,020
43Ukraine6.7 per 1k2,014
43Libya6.7 per 1k2,017
43Brunei6.7 per 1k2,021
46Italy6.6 per 1k2,021
46Hungary6.6 per 1k2,021
48Dominica6.5 per 1k2,018
48Palau6.5 per 1k2,020
50United Arab Emirates6.4 per 1k2,020
51Spain6.3 per 1k2,020
51Azerbaijan6.3 per 1k2,014
53Russia6.2 per 1k2,020
53Singapore6.2 per 1k2,017
55Moldova6.1 per 1k2,020
56Georgia5.9 per 1k2,021
57Albania5.8 per 1k2,020
58Kyrgyzstan5.7 per 1k2,019
58Montenegro5.7 per 1k2,021
58Grenada5.7 per 1k2,018
61Saudi Arabia5.6 per 1k2,021
61Israel5.6 per 1k2,021
61Bosnia and Herzegovina5.6 per 1k2,018
64Brazil5.5 per 1k2,021
65Argentina5.4 per 1k2,020
66South Africa5.0 per 1k2,018
66Armenia5.0 per 1k2,015
66Botswana5.0 per 1k2,018
69Maldives4.9 per 1k2,020
70Philippines4.8 per 1k2,021
71Tajikistan4.7 per 1k2,014
71Bulgaria4.7 per 1k2,018
73Chile4.6 per 1k2,021
73Kuwait4.6 per 1k2,020
73Cyprus4.6 per 1k2,021
76Saint Kitts and Nevis4.5 per 1k2,015
77North Korea4.4 per 1k2,017
77Oman4.4 per 1k2,020
77Latvia4.4 per 1k2,020
77Bahamas4.4 per 1k2,018
77Andorra4.4 per 1k2,015
82Turkmenistan4.3 per 1k2,014
83Mongolia4.2 per 1k2,018
83Tonga4.2 per 1k2,021
83Marshall Islands4.2 per 1k2,018
86Indonesia4.0 per 1k2,020
87Mauritius3.8 per 1k2,018
87Fiji3.8 per 1k2,019
87Suriname3.8 per 1k2,019
90Greece3.7 per 1k2,019
90North Macedonia3.7 per 1k2,015
90Trinidad and Tobago3.7 per 1k2,019
90Tuvalu3.7 per 1k2,020
94Kiribati3.6 per 1k2,018
95Ghana3.5 per 1k2,020
95Nepal3.5 per 1k2,021
95Panama3.5 per 1k2,020
95Guyana3.5 per 1k2,020
99Turkey3.4 per 1k2,020
99Malaysia3.4 per 1k2,019
101China3.3 per 1k2,020
102Jordan3.2 per 1k2,019
102Saint Lucia3.2 per 1k2,017
104Thailand3.1 per 1k2,019
104Costa Rica3.1 per 1k2,021
104Lesotho3.1 per 1k2,018
104Barbados3.1 per 1k2,018
108Mexico3.0 per 1k2,020
108Samoa3.0 per 1k2,020
110Gabon2.7 per 1k2,020
111Peru2.6 per 1k2,021
111El Salvador2.6 per 1k2,021
113Ecuador2.5 per 1k2,018
113Eswatini2.5 per 1k2,020
115Sri Lanka2.4 per 1k2,021
115Tunisia2.4 per 1k2,017
117Iraq2.3 per 1k2,020
117Guatemala2.3 per 1k2,020
117Bahrain2.3 per 1k2,016
117Belize2.3 per 1k2,018
121Bhutan2.2 per 1k2,021
121Sao Tome and Principe2.2 per 1k2,019
121Micronesia2.2 per 1k2,019
124Solomon Islands2.1 per 1k2,018
125Iran2.0 per 1k2,018
125Venezuela2.0 per 1k2,018
125Zimbabwe2.0 per 1k2,020
125Palestine2.0 per 1k2,018
125Namibia2.0 per 1k2,018
130Zambia1.9 per 1k2,021
130Lebanon1.9 per 1k2,018
130Liberia1.9 per 1k2,018
133Egypt1.8 per 1k2,018
133Paraguay1.8 per 1k2,018
133Timor-Leste1.8 per 1k2,020
136India1.7 per 1k2,020
136Uganda1.7 per 1k2,020
138Nigeria1.6 per 1k2,021
138Algeria1.6 per 1k2,018
138Comoros1.6 per 1k2,018
141Vietnam1.5 per 1k2,016
141Bolivia1.5 per 1k2,017
141Nicaragua1.5 per 1k2,017
144Colombia1.4 per 1k2,021
144Morocco1.4 per 1k2,017
144Syria1.4 per 1k2,016
144Dominican Republic1.4 per 1k2,019
144Eritrea1.4 per 1k2,018
144Vanuatu1.4 per 1k2,019
150Kenya1.2 per 1k2,018
150Laos1.2 per 1k2,020
150Cape Verde1.2 per 1k2,018
153DR Congo1.1 per 1k2,018
153Myanmar1.1 per 1k2,019
153Sudan1.1 per 1k2,018
153Guinea-Bissau1.1 per 1k2,021
157Cambodia1.0 per 1k2,019
157Mauritania1.0 per 1k2,018
157Jamaica1.0 per 1k2,018
160Burkina Faso0.9 per 1k2,019
160Rwanda0.9 per 1k2,019
160Republic of the Congo0.9 per 1k2,018
160Gambia0.9 per 1k2,020
164Ethiopia0.8 per 1k2,020
164Burundi0.8 per 1k2,021
166Yemen0.7 per 1k2,018
166Malawi0.7 per 1k2,020
166Honduras0.7 per 1k2,018
166Djibouti0.7 per 1k2,014
170Bangladesh0.6 per 1k2,021
170Tanzania0.6 per 1k2,018
170Mozambique0.6 per 1k2,021
170Ivory Coast0.6 per 1k2,019
170Guinea0.6 per 1k2,018
175Pakistan0.5 per 1k2,019
175Afghanistan0.5 per 1k2,018
175Papua New Guinea0.5 per 1k2,021
178Angola0.4 per 1k2,018
178Mali0.4 per 1k2,018
178Senegal0.4 per 1k2,020
178South Sudan0.4 per 1k2,018
178Haiti0.4 per 1k2,018
178Togo0.4 per 1k2,021
184Madagascar0.3 per 1k2,018
184Benin0.3 per 1k2,019
184Equatorial Guinea0.3 per 1k2,018
187Cameroon0.2 per 1k2,021
187Niger0.2 per 1k2,018
187Chad0.2 per 1k2,021
187Sierra Leone0.2 per 1k2,020
187Central African Republic0.2 per 1k2,018
192Somalia0.1 per 1k2,014

What correlates with Nurses and Midwives?

Pearson r against 1,412 other country metrics sharing at least 116 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Nurses and Midwives tend to score higher on these

  1. Nursing and Midwifery PersonnelDoctors per Capita by Country
    r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 192
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  2. ICI ScoreAverage IQ by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 124
    Plot
  3. Median IncomeMedian Income by Country
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 160
    Plot
  4. Crude Cancer Rate - FemaleCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 175
    Plot
  5. Mean IncomeMedian Income by Country
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 163
    Plot
  6. Healthcare Expenditure per CapitaHealthcare Spending by Country
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 185
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Nurses and Midwives tend to score lower on these

  1. Gender Inequality Index ScoreGender Inequality Index by Country
    r = −0.80 · very strong · n = 164
    Plot
  2. Fragile States Index
    r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 178
    Plot
  3. Failed States IndexFailed States
    r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 177
    Plot
  4. RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 133
    Plot
  5. Public ServicesFailed States
    r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 177
    Plot
  6. Mortality To Incidence RatioCervical Cancer Rates by Country
    r = −0.76 · very strong · n = 175
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Nurses and Midwives?
Finland has the highest Nurses and Midwives, at 22.3 per 1k, followed by Monaco (20.8 per 1k) and Belgium (20.5 per 1k).
Which country has the lowest Nurses and Midwives?
Somalia has the lowest Nurses and Midwives, at 0.1 per 1k.
What is the median Nurses and Midwives across countries?
The median is 3.5 per 1k across the 192 countries with data.
Where does this nurses per capita by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Nurses and Midwives per 1,000 People - World Bank.

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