What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Russia and Uruguay?

0.35 per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Uruguay?

8 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Russia vs Uruguay: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)

Russia

7.04 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Uruguay

7.39 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Russia rank

40th

Uruguay rank

37th

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

Russia
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 7.39 per 1,000 people against 7.04 per 1,000 people in Russia, a difference of 0.35 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.09 per 1,000 people	3.28 per 1,000 people	3.81 per 1,000 people	Russia
2010s	8.67 per 1,000 people	6.7 per 1,000 people	1.97 per 1,000 people	Russia
2020s	7.57 per 1,000 people	7.33 per 1,000 people	0.2387 per 1,000 people	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Russia or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 7.39 per 1,000 people against 7.04 per 1,000 people in Russia as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Russia and Uruguay?: 0.35 per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Uruguay?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Russia and Uruguay rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Russia ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 37th 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.