What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.03 per 1,000 people, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?

5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.

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.

Egypt vs Syrian Arab Republic: Nurses and midwives

Egypt

1.79 per 1,000 people

in 2018

Syrian Arab Republic

1.76 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Egypt rank

137th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

138th

Nurses and midwives over time

Egypt
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.79 per 1,000 people against 1.76 per 1,000 people in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Egypt ranks 137th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 138th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.85 per 1,000 people	1.86 per 1,000 people	0.013 per 1,000 people	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	1.8 per 1,000 people	1.79 per 1,000 people	0.0098 per 1,000 people	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Egypt or Syrian Arab Republic?: Egypt, at 1.79 per 1,000 people against 1.76 per 1,000 people in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Egypt ranks 137th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 138th 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.