El Salvador vs Uganda: Nurses and midwives

El Salvador
2.18 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Uganda
2.27 per 1,000 people
in 2022
El Salvador rank
127th
Uganda rank
124th

Nurses and midwives over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.18 per 1,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Uganda ahead.

El Salvador ranks 127th and Uganda ranks 124th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3457 per 1,000 people 1.35 per 1,000 people 1 per 1,000 people Uganda
2010s 1.84 per 1,000 people 1.44 per 1,000 people 0.4075 per 1,000 people El Salvador
2020s 2.18 per 1,000 people 2.27 per 1,000 people 0.086 per 1,000 people Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, El Salvador or Uganda?
Uganda, at 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.18 per 1,000 people in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between El Salvador and Uganda?
0.09 per 1,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uganda?
8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Uganda rank globally for nurses and midwives?
El Salvador ranks 127th and Uganda ranks 124th 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.