Australia vs Japan: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people
Australia
13.45
in 2022
Japan
12.98
in 2022
Australia rank
8th
Japan rank
10th
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 13.45 against 12.98 in Japan, a difference of 0.47.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Japan ranks 10th of 188 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.24 | 7.27 | 3.97 | Australia |
| 2000s | 10.07 | 9 | 1.08 | Australia |
| 2010s | 11.56 | 11.15 | 0.412 | Australia |
| 2020s | 13.3 | 12.66 | 0.64 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1000 people, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 13.45 against 12.98 in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1000 people between Australia and Japan?
- 0.47, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Australia ranks 8th and Japan ranks 10th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Nurses and midwives per 1000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.