Barbados vs Thailand: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Barbados
3.67 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Thailand
3.57 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Barbados rank
100th
Thailand rank
103rd
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Barbados
- Thailand
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 3.67 per 1,000 people against 3.57 per 1,000 people in Thailand, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 100th and Thailand ranks 103rd of 188 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.19 per 1,000 people | 0.918 per 1,000 people | 4.27 per 1,000 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 6.02 per 1,000 people | 1.23 per 1,000 people | 4.79 per 1,000 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3.92 per 1,000 people | 2.88 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.67 per 1,000 people | 3.57 per 1,000 people | 0.094 per 1,000 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Barbados or Thailand?
- Barbados, at 3.67 per 1,000 people against 3.57 per 1,000 people in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Barbados and Thailand?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Thailand?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Thailand rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Barbados ranks 100th and Thailand ranks 103rd 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.