Bahrain vs Iran: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Bahrain
2.65 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Iran
2.88 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bahrain rank
117th
Iran rank
115th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Bahrain
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.88 per 1,000 people against 2.65 per 1,000 people in Bahrain, a difference of 0.23 per 1,000 people.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 117th and Iran ranks 115th of 188 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.59 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 2.41 per 1,000 people | 1.93 per 1,000 people | 0.4808 per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Bahrain or Iran?
- Iran, at 2.88 per 1,000 people against 2.65 per 1,000 people in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Bahrain and Iran?
- 0.23 per 1,000 people, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Iran?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
- How do Bahrain and Iran rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Bahrain ranks 117th and Iran ranks 115th 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.