Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population)
Nigeria
0.25 per 10,000 people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.3 per 10,000 people
in 2023
Nigeria rank
148th
Zimbabwe rank
146th
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) over time
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.3 per 10,000 people against 0.25 per 10,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.05 per 10,000 people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 148th and Zimbabwe ranks 146th of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.16 per 10,000 people | 0.1433 per 10,000 people | 0.0167 per 10,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2 per 10,000 people | 0.1333 per 10,000 people | 0.0667 per 10,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.2233 per 10,000 people | 0.2433 per 10,000 people | 0.02 per 10,000 people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health worker density, by type of occupation, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.3 per 10,000 people against 0.25 per 10,000 people in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health worker density, by type of occupation between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.05 per 10,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Nigeria ranks 148th and Zimbabwe ranks 146th 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.