Laos vs Rwanda: Nurses and midwives

Laos
1.03 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda
1.11 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Laos rank
159th
Rwanda rank
156th

Nurses and midwives over time

  • Laos
  • Rwanda
0.40.60.811.2199520092023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.11 per 1,000 people against 1.03 per 1,000 people in Laos, a difference of 0.079 per 1,000 people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Laos ahead.

Globally, Laos ranks 159th and Rwanda ranks 156th of 188 countries.

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About this data

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

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.