What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Kenya and Sri Lanka?

0.01 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?

15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

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.

Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Nurses and midwives

Kenya

2.27 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Sri Lanka

2.26 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Kenya rank

122nd

Sri Lanka rank

125th

Nurses and midwives over time

Kenya
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.26 per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Kenya ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 188 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4063 per 1,000 people	1.54 per 1,000 people	1.13 per 1,000 people	Sri Lanka
2010s	1.06 per 1,000 people	1.85 per 1,000 people	0.7822 per 1,000 people	Sri Lanka
2020s	1.17 per 1,000 people	2.32 per 1,000 people	1.15 per 1,000 people	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Kenya or Sri Lanka?: Kenya, at 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.26 per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Kenya and Sri Lanka?: 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Kenya ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 125th 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: 20 August 2026

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.