What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Lithuania and Portugal?

0.17 per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?

21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.

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.

Lithuania vs Portugal: Nurses and midwives

Lithuania

7.84 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Portugal

8.01 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Lithuania rank

35th

Portugal rank

33rd

Nurses and midwives over time

Lithuania
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 8.01 per 1,000 people against 7.84 per 1,000 people in Lithuania, a difference of 0.17 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 33rd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.67 per 1,000 people	4.77 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people	Lithuania
2010s	7.93 per 1,000 people	6.55 per 1,000 people	1.38 per 1,000 people	Lithuania
2020s	8.06 per 1,000 people	7.69 per 1,000 people	0.369 per 1,000 people	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Lithuania or Portugal?: Portugal, at 8.01 per 1,000 people against 7.84 per 1,000 people in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Lithuania and Portugal?: 0.17 per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Lithuania ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 33rd 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.