What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Malaysia and Nepal?

0.04 per 1,000 people, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nepal?

10 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.

Malaysia vs Nepal: Nurses and midwives

Malaysia

4.05 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Nepal

4.09 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Malaysia rank

93rd

Nepal rank

91st

Nurses and midwives over time

Malaysia
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 4.09 per 1,000 people against 4.05 per 1,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 93rd and Nepal ranks 91st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.38 per 1,000 people	0.455 per 1,000 people	1.92 per 1,000 people	Malaysia
2010s	3.9 per 1,000 people	2.45 per 1,000 people	1.45 per 1,000 people	Malaysia
2020s	3.98 per 1,000 people	3.67 per 1,000 people	0.3053 per 1,000 people	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Malaysia or Nepal?: Nepal, at 4.09 per 1,000 people against 4.05 per 1,000 people in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Malaysia and Nepal?: 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nepal?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Nepal rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Malaysia ranks 93rd and Nepal ranks 91st 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.