What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Croatia and Portugal?

0.01 per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Portugal?

21 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Croatia vs Portugal: Nurses and midwives

Croatia

8 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Portugal

8.01 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Croatia rank

34th

Portugal rank

33rd

Nurses and midwives over time

Croatia
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 8.01 per 1,000 people against 8 per 1,000 people in Croatia, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 33rd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.41 per 1,000 people	4.77 per 1,000 people	0.6422 per 1,000 people	Croatia
2010s	6.49 per 1,000 people	6.55 per 1,000 people	0.0583 per 1,000 people	Portugal
2020s	7.82 per 1,000 people	7.69 per 1,000 people	0.1267 per 1,000 people	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Croatia or Portugal?: Portugal, at 8.01 per 1,000 people against 8 per 1,000 people in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Croatia and Portugal?: 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Portugal?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Croatia and Portugal rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Croatia ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 33rd 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.