What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Peru and Zambia?

0.2 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?

7 years are reported by both, from 2009 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.

Peru vs Zambia: Nurses and midwives

Peru

2.74 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Zambia

2.94 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Peru rank

116th

Zambia rank

114th

Nurses and midwives over time

Peru
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.94 per 1,000 people against 2.74 per 1,000 people in Peru, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 116th and Zambia ranks 114th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.3 per 1,000 people	0.704 per 1,000 people	0.6 per 1,000 people	Peru
2010s	2.44 per 1,000 people	1.2 per 1,000 people	1.24 per 1,000 people	Peru
2020s	2.57 per 1,000 people	2.14 per 1,000 people	0.431 per 1,000 people	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Peru or Zambia?: Zambia, at 2.94 per 1,000 people against 2.74 per 1,000 people in Peru as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Peru and Zambia?: 0.2 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Peru ranks 116th and Zambia ranks 114th 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.