Belarus vs Canada: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Belarus
10.82 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Canada
11.26 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belarus rank
20th
Canada rank
18th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Belarus
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.26 per 1,000 people against 10.82 per 1,000 people in Belarus, a difference of 0.44 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Belarus ranks 20th and Canada ranks 18th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.95 per 1,000 people | 10.63 per 1,000 people | 2.68 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 9.91 per 1,000 people | 9.09 per 1,000 people | 0.8143 per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2010s | 10.83 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 1.13 per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2020s | 10.77 per 1,000 people | 10.44 per 1,000 people | 0.33 per 1,000 people | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Belarus or Canada?
- Canada, at 11.26 per 1,000 people against 10.82 per 1,000 people in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Belarus and Canada?
- 0.44 per 1,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Canada?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Canada rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Belarus ranks 20th and Canada ranks 18th 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.