What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Nigeria?

0.03 per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Nigeria?

6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.

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.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Nigeria: Nurses and midwives

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

1.62 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Nigeria

1.65 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

144th

Nigeria rank

142nd

Nurses and midwives over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.65 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Nigeria ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 144th and Nigeria ranks 142nd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.6 per 1,000 people	1.43 per 1,000 people	0.832 per 1,000 people	Nigeria
2010s	1.11 per 1,000 people	1.34 per 1,000 people	0.2377 per 1,000 people	Nigeria
2020s	1.54 per 1,000 people	0.7495 per 1,000 people	0.795 per 1,000 people	Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 1.65 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Nigeria?: 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Nigeria?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Nigeria rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 144th and Nigeria ranks 142nd 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.