What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Sri Lanka and Uganda?

0.01 per 1,000 people, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uganda?

10 years are reported by both, from 2004 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.

Sri Lanka vs Uganda: Nurses and midwives

Sri Lanka

2.26 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Uganda

2.27 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Sri Lanka rank

125th

Uganda rank

124th

Nurses and midwives over time

Sri Lanka
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.26 per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 125th and Uganda ranks 124th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.51 per 1,000 people	1.02 per 1,000 people	0.485 per 1,000 people	Sri Lanka
2010s	1.88 per 1,000 people	1.4 per 1,000 people	0.4771 per 1,000 people	Sri Lanka
2020s	2.37 per 1,000 people	1.68 per 1,000 people	0.684 per 1,000 people	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Sri Lanka or Uganda?: Uganda, at 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.26 per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Sri Lanka and Uganda?: 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uganda?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Sri Lanka and Uganda rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Sri Lanka ranks 125th and Uganda ranks 124th 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.