Colombia vs Mauritania: Nurses and midwives

Colombia
1.54 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania
1.61 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
149th
Mauritania rank
146th

Nurses and midwives over time

  • Colombia
  • Mauritania
0.511.5199020062023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.61 per 1,000 people against 1.54 per 1,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Mauritania ahead.

Colombia ranks 149th and Mauritania ranks 146th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7435 per 1,000 people 0.6805 per 1,000 people 0.063 per 1,000 people Colombia
2010s 1.21 per 1,000 people 1.04 per 1,000 people 0.1745 per 1,000 people Colombia
2020s 1.44 per 1,000 people 1.36 per 1,000 people 0.0755 per 1,000 people Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Colombia or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 1.61 per 1,000 people against 1.54 per 1,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Colombia and Mauritania?
0.07 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mauritania?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
How do Colombia and Mauritania rank globally for nurses and midwives?
Colombia ranks 149th and Mauritania ranks 146th 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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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

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.