What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Bangladesh and Cameroon?

0.005 per 1,000 people, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cameroon?

9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Cameroon: Nurses and midwives

Bangladesh

0.664 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Cameroon

0.659 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

171st

Cameroon rank

172nd

Nurses and midwives over time

Bangladesh
Cameroon

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.664 per 1,000 people against 0.659 per 1,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.005 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cameroon ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 171st and Cameroon ranks 172nd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.154 per 1,000 people	0.416 per 1,000 people	0.262 per 1,000 people	Cameroon
2010s	0.277 per 1,000 people	0.6203 per 1,000 people	0.3433 per 1,000 people	Cameroon
2020s	0.5963 per 1,000 people	0.4467 per 1,000 people	0.1497 per 1,000 people	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Bangladesh or Cameroon?: Bangladesh, at 0.664 per 1,000 people against 0.659 per 1,000 people in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Bangladesh and Cameroon?: 0.005 per 1,000 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cameroon?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Cameroon rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Bangladesh ranks 171st and Cameroon ranks 172nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Unit: per 1,000 people
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.