Japan vs New Zealand: Nurses and midwives
Japan
12.98 per 1,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand
12.3 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
10th
New Zealand rank
12th
Nurses and midwives over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.98 per 1,000 people against 12.3 per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.68 per 1,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 12th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.27 per 1,000 people | 9.39 per 1,000 people | 2.12 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 9.06 per 1,000 people | 9.62 per 1,000 people | 0.5633 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 11.15 per 1,000 people | 10.68 per 1,000 people | 0.472 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.66 per 1,000 people | 11.53 per 1,000 people | 1.13 per 1,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives, Japan or New Zealand?
- Japan, at 12.98 per 1,000 people against 12.3 per 1,000 people in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Japan and New Zealand?
- 0.68 per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for nurses and midwives?
- Japan ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 12th 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.