What is the difference in nurses and midwives between China and Thailand?

0.1 per 1,000 people, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?

17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.

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.

China vs Thailand: Nurses and midwives

China

3.67 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Thailand

3.57 per 1,000 people

in 2023

China rank

100th

Thailand rank

103rd

Nurses and midwives over time

China
Thailand

How they compare

China currently reports 3.67 per 1,000 people against 3.57 per 1,000 people in Thailand, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was China ahead.

China ranks 100th and Thailand ranks 103rd of 188 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.9625 per 1,000 people	0.9935 per 1,000 people	0.031 per 1,000 people	Thailand
2000s	1.13 per 1,000 people	1.46 per 1,000 people	0.3356 per 1,000 people	Thailand
2010s	2.51 per 1,000 people	2.61 per 1,000 people	0.1032 per 1,000 people	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, China or Thailand?: China, at 3.67 per 1,000 people against 3.57 per 1,000 people in Thailand as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between China and Thailand?: 0.1 per 1,000 people, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do China and Thailand rank globally for nurses and midwives?: China ranks 100th and Thailand ranks 103rd 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: 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.