Bolivia vs India: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Bolivia
1.62 per 1,000 people
in 2021
India
1.72 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Bolivia rank
144th
India rank
141st
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Bolivia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.72 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in Bolivia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 144th and India ranks 141st of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 per 1,000 people | 0.765 per 1,000 people | 0.5685 per 1,000 people | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 1.38 per 1,000 people | 0.2514 per 1,000 people | India |
| 2020s | 1.47 per 1,000 people | 1.72 per 1,000 people | 0.255 per 1,000 people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Bolivia or India?
- India, at 1.72 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in Bolivia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Bolivia and India?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and India?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do Bolivia and India rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Bolivia ranks 144th and India ranks 141st 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.