Benin vs Yemen, Rep.: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

Benin
0.611 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Yemen, Rep.
0.541 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Benin rank
174th
Yemen, Rep. rank
176th

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • Benin
  • Yemen, Rep.
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.611 per 1,000 people against 0.541 per 1,000 people in Yemen, Rep., a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Yemen, Rep.'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 174th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 176th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Yemen, Rep. in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Yemen, Rep. Difference Ahead
2000s 0.71 per 1,000 people 0.622 per 1,000 people 0.088 per 1,000 people Benin
2010s 0.4335 per 1,000 people 0.663 per 1,000 people 0.2295 per 1,000 people Yemen, Rep.
2020s 0.5843 per 1,000 people 0.613 per 1,000 people 0.0287 per 1,000 people Yemen, Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Benin or Yemen, Rep.?
Benin, at 0.611 per 1,000 people against 0.541 per 1,000 people in Yemen, Rep. as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Benin and Yemen, Rep.?
0.07 per 1,000 people, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Yemen, Rep.?
8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Benin and Yemen, Rep. rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Benin ranks 174th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 176th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed