Botswana vs Nicaragua: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population)
Botswana
0.35 per 10,000 people
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.36 per 10,000 people
in 2022
Botswana rank
143rd
Nicaragua rank
142nd
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) over time
- Botswana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.36 per 10,000 people against 0.35 per 10,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.01 per 10,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Botswana ranks 143rd and Nicaragua ranks 142nd of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.18 per 10,000 people | 0.4633 per 10,000 people | 0.2833 per 10,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.335 per 10,000 people | 0.4233 per 10,000 people | 0.0883 per 10,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.3867 per 10,000 people | 0.37 per 10,000 people | 0.0167 per 10,000 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health worker density, by type of occupation, Botswana or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.36 per 10,000 people against 0.35 per 10,000 people in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in health worker density, by type of occupation between Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 0.01 per 10,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Botswana ranks 143rd and Nicaragua ranks 142nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.