Australia vs New Zealand: Nursing and midwifery personnel

Australia
144.31
in 2024
New Zealand
131.24
in 2024
Australia rank
6th
New Zealand rank
8th

Nursing and midwifery personnel over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
050100150199020072024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 144.31 against 131.24 in New Zealand, a difference of 13.07.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 6th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 189 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 110.53 93.94 16.59 Australia
2000s 101.41 97.48 3.94 Australia
2010s 118.21 106.92 11.29 Australia
2020s 136.6 119.79 16.81 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nursing and midwifery personnel, Australia or New Zealand?
Australia, at 144.31 against 131.24 in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in nursing and midwifery personnel between Australia and New Zealand?
13.07, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for nursing and midwifery personnel?
Australia ranks 6th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Australia vs New Zealand: Nursing and midwifery personnel. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/nursing-and-midwifery-personnel-per-10-000/australia/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/nursing-and-midwifery-personnel-per-10-000/australia/new-zealand/">Australia vs New Zealand: Nursing and midwifery personnel</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
191 places, 3,587 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed