What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Cameroon and Gambia?

0.001 per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gambia?

7 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.

Cameroon vs Gambia: Nurses and midwives

Cameroon

0.659 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Gambia

0.658 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Cameroon rank

172nd

Gambia rank

173rd

Nurses and midwives over time

Cameroon
Gambia

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.659 per 1,000 people against 0.658 per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.001 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 172nd and Gambia ranks 173rd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.8057 per 1,000 people	0.5277 per 1,000 people	0.278 per 1,000 people	Cameroon
2010s	0.369 per 1,000 people	0.624 per 1,000 people	0.255 per 1,000 people	Gambia
2020s	0.4467 per 1,000 people	0.6943 per 1,000 people	0.2477 per 1,000 people	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Cameroon or Gambia?: Cameroon, at 0.659 per 1,000 people against 0.658 per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Cameroon and Gambia?: 0.001 per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gambia?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Gambia rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Cameroon ranks 172nd and Gambia ranks 173rd 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.