What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Liberia?

0.02 per 1,000 people, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Liberia?

6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.

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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Liberia: Nurses and midwives

Lao People's Democratic Republic

1.03 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Liberia

1.01 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

159th

Liberia rank

161st

Nurses and midwives over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Liberia

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 1.03 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Liberia, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 159th and Liberia ranks 161st of 188 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.911 per 1,000 people	0.5945 per 1,000 people	0.3165 per 1,000 people	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	1.08 per 1,000 people	0.3948 per 1,000 people	0.6829 per 1,000 people	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	1.18 per 1,000 people	0.639 per 1,000 people	0.54 per 1,000 people	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Liberia?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 1.03 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Liberia?: 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Liberia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Liberia rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 159th 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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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: 03 September 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.