What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Nigeria and East Timor?

0.09 per 1,000 people, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and East Timor?

8 years are reported by both, from 2007 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.

Nigeria vs East Timor: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)

Nigeria

1.65 per 1,000 people

in 2022

East Timor

1.74 per 1,000 people

in 2020

Nigeria rank

142nd

East Timor rank

139th

Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) over time

Nigeria
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 1.74 per 1,000 people against 1.65 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 142nd and East Timor ranks 139th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.29 per 1,000 people	1.09 per 1,000 people	0.205 per 1,000 people	Nigeria
2010s	1.06 per 1,000 people	1.37 per 1,000 people	0.3045 per 1,000 people	East Timor
2020s	0.394 per 1,000 people	1.74 per 1,000 people	1.34 per 1,000 people	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Nigeria or East Timor?: East Timor, at 1.74 per 1,000 people against 1.65 per 1,000 people in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Nigeria and East Timor?: 0.09 per 1,000 people, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and East Timor?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
How do Nigeria and East Timor rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Nigeria ranks 142nd and East Timor ranks 139th 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: 29 October 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.