Gambia vs Tanzania: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Gambia
0.658 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania
0.693 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
173rd
Tanzania rank
170th
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) over time
- Gambia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.693 per 1,000 people against 0.658 per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.035 per 1,000 people.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 173rd and Tanzania ranks 170th of 188 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.439 per 1,000 people | 0.234 per 1,000 people | 0.205 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.8177 per 1,000 people | 0.523 per 1,000 people | 0.2947 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.673 per 1,000 people | 0.5935 per 1,000 people | 0.0795 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives, Gambia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.693 per 1,000 people against 0.658 per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Gambia and Tanzania?
- 0.035 per 1,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tanzania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Tanzania rank globally for nurses and midwives?
- Gambia ranks 173rd and Tanzania ranks 170th 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
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.