Croatia vs Uruguay: Nurses and midwives

Croatia
8 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
7.39 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Croatia rank
34th
Uruguay rank
37th

Nurses and midwives over time

  • Croatia
  • Uruguay
02468199020062022

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 8 per 1,000 people against 7.39 per 1,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.61 per 1,000 people.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 5.44 per 1,000 people 3.28 per 1,000 people 2.16 per 1,000 people Croatia
2010s 7.29 per 1,000 people 6.7 per 1,000 people 0.5825 per 1,000 people Croatia
2020s 7.82 per 1,000 people 7.33 per 1,000 people 0.4803 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 Uruguay?
Croatia, at 8 per 1,000 people against 7.39 per 1,000 people in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Croatia and Uruguay?
0.61 per 1,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Uruguay?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Croatia and Uruguay rank globally for nurses and midwives?
Croatia ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 37th 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

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.