Botswana vs Samoa: Nurses and midwives

Botswana
3.02 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Samoa
3.06 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Botswana rank
113th
Samoa rank
111th

Nurses and midwives over time

  • Botswana
  • Samoa
01234199820102023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 3.06 per 1,000 people against 3.02 per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 113th and Samoa ranks 111th of 188 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 3.04 per 1,000 people 1.94 per 1,000 people 1.1 per 1,000 people Botswana
2000s 2.69 per 1,000 people 1.75 per 1,000 people 0.9415 per 1,000 people Botswana
2010s 3.07 per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people 0.872 per 1,000 people Botswana
2020s 3.29 per 1,000 people 3.06 per 1,000 people 0.227 per 1,000 people Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Botswana or Samoa?
Samoa, at 3.06 per 1,000 people against 3.02 per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2020.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Botswana and Samoa?
0.04 per 1,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Samoa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Botswana and Samoa rank globally for nurses and midwives?
Botswana ranks 113th and Samoa ranks 111th 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

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.