Which has higher nurses and midwives, Syrian Arab Republic or Timor-Leste?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 1.76 per 1,000 people against 1.74 per 1,000 people in Timor-Leste as of 2021.

What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Syrian Arab Republic and Timor-Leste?

0.02 per 1,000 people, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Timor-Leste?

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.

Syrian Arab Republic vs Timor-Leste: Nurses and midwives

Syrian Arab Republic

1.76 per 1,000 people

in 2021

Timor-Leste

1.74 per 1,000 people

in 2020

Syrian Arab Republic rank

138th

Timor-Leste rank

139th

Nurses and midwives over time

Syrian Arab Republic
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 1.76 per 1,000 people against 1.74 per 1,000 people in Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste ahead.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 138th and Timor-Leste ranks 139th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Syrian Arab Republic averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syrian Arab Republic	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.8 per 1,000 people	1.3 per 1,000 people	0.499 per 1,000 people	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	1.86 per 1,000 people	1.54 per 1,000 people	0.3242 per 1,000 people	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	1.72 per 1,000 people	1.74 per 1,000 people	0.019 per 1,000 people	Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Syrian Arab Republic or Timor-Leste?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 1.76 per 1,000 people against 1.74 per 1,000 people in Timor-Leste as of 2021.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Syrian Arab Republic and Timor-Leste?: 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Timor-Leste?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Timor-Leste rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Syrian Arab Republic ranks 138th and Timor-Leste 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: 03 September 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.