Which has higher nurses and midwives, Cambodia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 1.03 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Cambodia as of 2023.

What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.02 per 1,000 people, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.

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.

Cambodia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Nurses and midwives

Cambodia

1.01 per 1,000 people

in 2019

Lao People's Democratic Republic

1.03 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Cambodia rank

160th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

159th

Nurses and midwives over time

Cambodia
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 1.03 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Cambodia, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Cambodia ranks 160th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 159th of 188 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.8685 per 1,000 people	0.9285 per 1,000 people	0.06 per 1,000 people	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	0.9899 per 1,000 people	1.09 per 1,000 people	0.1044 per 1,000 people	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Cambodia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 1.03 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Cambodia as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Cambodia ranks 160th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 159th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cambodia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Nurses and midwives. Statizoid, drawing on Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/nurses-and-midwives-per-1-000-people/cambodia/lao-pdr/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/nurses-and-midwives-per-1-000-people/cambodia/lao-pdr/">Cambodia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Nurses and midwives</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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: 20 August 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.