Which has higher nurses and midwives, Bangladesh or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 0.693 per 1,000 people against 0.664 per 1,000 people in Bangladesh as of 2023.

What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Bangladesh and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.029 per 1,000 people, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tanzania, United Republic of?

7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.

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 Tanzania, United Republic of: Nurses and midwives

Bangladesh

0.664 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Tanzania, United Republic of

0.693 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

171st

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

170th

Nurses and midwives over time

Bangladesh
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 0.693 per 1,000 people against 0.664 per 1,000 people in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.029 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 171st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 170th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.138 per 1,000 people	0.234 per 1,000 people	0.096 per 1,000 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	0.3028 per 1,000 people	0.4992 per 1,000 people	0.1965 per 1,000 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	0.643 per 1,000 people	0.5935 per 1,000 people	0.0495 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 0.693 per 1,000 people against 0.664 per 1,000 people in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Bangladesh and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.029 per 1,000 people, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Bangladesh ranks 171st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 170th 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.