Guinea-Bissau vs Liberia: Nurses and midwives
Guinea-Bissau
0.99 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Liberia
1.01 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
162nd
Liberia rank
161st
Nurses and midwives over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1.01 per 1,000 people against 0.99 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd and Liberia ranks 161st of 188 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7057 per 1,000 people | 0.4817 per 1,000 people | 0.224 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.4635 per 1,000 people | 0.3697 per 1,000 people | 0.0938 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.939 per 1,000 people | 0.7107 per 1,000 people | 0.2283 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives, Guinea-Bissau or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 1.01 per 1,000 people against 0.99 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Guinea-Bissau and Liberia?
- 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Liberia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Liberia rank globally for nurses and midwives?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd and Liberia ranks 161st 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.