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

0.11 per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Malaysia vs Tuvalu: Nurses and midwives

Malaysia

4.05 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Tuvalu

3.94 per 1,000 people

in 2020

Malaysia rank

93rd

Tuvalu rank

95th

Nurses and midwives over time

Malaysia
Tuvalu

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 4.05 per 1,000 people against 3.94 per 1,000 people in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Malaysia ranks 93rd and Tuvalu ranks 95th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.4 per 1,000 people	5.14 per 1,000 people	2.74 per 1,000 people	Tuvalu
2010s	3.93 per 1,000 people	4.13 per 1,000 people	0.203 per 1,000 people	Tuvalu
2020s	3.9 per 1,000 people	3.94 per 1,000 people	0.039 per 1,000 people	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Malaysia or Tuvalu?: Malaysia, at 4.05 per 1,000 people against 3.94 per 1,000 people in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Malaysia and Tuvalu?: 0.11 per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tuvalu?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Tuvalu rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Malaysia ranks 93rd and Tuvalu ranks 95th 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.