Australia vs Belgium: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Australia
13.45 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Belgium
12.89 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
8th
Belgium rank
11th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Australia currently reports 13.45 per 1,000 people against 12.89 per 1,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.56 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Belgium ranks 11th of 188 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.14 per 1,000 people | 9 per 1,000 people | 1.14 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 11.84 per 1,000 people | 11.3 per 1,000 people | 0.547 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 13.37 per 1,000 people | 12.86 per 1,000 people | 0.51 per 1,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Australia or Belgium?
- Australia, at 13.45 per 1,000 people against 12.89 per 1,000 people in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.56 per 1,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Australia ranks 8th and Belgium ranks 11th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.