What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?

0.041 per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?

11 years are reported by both, from 2004 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.

Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Nurses and midwives

Burkina Faso

0.949 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

0.99 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Burkina Faso rank

163rd

Guinea-Bissau rank

162nd

Nurses and midwives over time

Burkina Faso
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.99 per 1,000 people against 0.949 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.041 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 163rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.411 per 1,000 people	0.7057 per 1,000 people	0.2947 per 1,000 people	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.5212 per 1,000 people	0.5366 per 1,000 people	0.0154 per 1,000 people	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.9777 per 1,000 people	0.939 per 1,000 people	0.0387 per 1,000 people	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.99 per 1,000 people against 0.949 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.041 per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Burkina Faso ranks 163rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd 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.