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

0.02 per 1,000 people, with Syria ahead.

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

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.

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

Syria

1.76 per 1,000 people

in 2021

East Timor

1.74 per 1,000 people

in 2020

Syria rank

138th

East Timor rank

139th

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

Syria
East Timor

How they compare

Syria currently reports 1.76 per 1,000 people against 1.74 per 1,000 people in East Timor, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was East Timor ahead.

Syria ranks 138th and East Timor ranks 139th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syria	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.8 per 1,000 people	1.3 per 1,000 people	0.499 per 1,000 people	Syria
2010s	1.86 per 1,000 people	1.54 per 1,000 people	0.3242 per 1,000 people	Syria
2020s	1.72 per 1,000 people	1.74 per 1,000 people	0.019 per 1,000 people	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Syria or East Timor?: Syria, at 1.76 per 1,000 people against 1.74 per 1,000 people in East Timor as of 2021.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Syria and East Timor?: 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and East Timor?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Syria and East Timor rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Syria ranks 138th 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.