New Zealand vs United States: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
New Zealand
12.3 per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States
13.38 per 1,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand rank
12th
United States rank
9th
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) over time
- New Zealand
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 13.38 per 1,000 people against 12.3 per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 1.08 per 1,000 people.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
New Zealand ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th of 188 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.39 per 1,000 people | 10.57 per 1,000 people | 1.18 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 9.71 per 1,000 people | 10.4 per 1,000 people | 0.6836 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 10.69 per 1,000 people | 11.38 per 1,000 people | 0.685 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2020s | 11.51 per 1,000 people | 12.92 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives, New Zealand or United States?
- United States, at 13.38 per 1,000 people against 12.3 per 1,000 people in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives between New Zealand and United States?
- 1.08 per 1,000 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for nurses and midwives?
- New Zealand ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th 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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About this data
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.