Bahrain vs Iraq: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Bahrain
2.65 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Iraq
2.65 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Bahrain rank
117th
Iraq rank
117th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Bahrain
- Iraq
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 2.65 per 1,000 people against 2.65 per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 117th and Iraq ranks 117th of 188 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.56 per 1,000 people | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 1.24 per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 2.33 per 1,000 people | 1.85 per 1,000 people | 0.4804 per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 2.28 per 1,000 people | 0.369 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 Iraq?
- Bahrain, at 2.65 per 1,000 people against 2.65 per 1,000 people in Iraq as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Bahrain and Iraq?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Iraq?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Bahrain and Iraq rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Bahrain ranks 117th and Iraq ranks 117th 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.