Guinea-Bissau vs Mozambique: Nurses and midwives

Guinea-Bissau
0.99 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Mozambique
0.934 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
162nd
Mozambique rank
164th

Nurses and midwives over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mozambique
0.20.40.60.81199920102022

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.99 per 1,000 people against 0.934 per 1,000 people in Mozambique, a difference of 0.056 per 1,000 people.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd and Mozambique ranks 164th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Mozambique Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7057 per 1,000 people 0.376 per 1,000 people 0.3297 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.5117 per 1,000 people 0.5237 per 1,000 people 0.012 per 1,000 people Mozambique
2020s 0.939 per 1,000 people 0.6667 per 1,000 people 0.2723 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 Mozambique?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.99 per 1,000 people against 0.934 per 1,000 people in Mozambique as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique?
0.056 per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique?
12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique rank globally for nurses and midwives?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd and Mozambique ranks 164th 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.