Botswana vs Iran: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

Botswana
3.02 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iran
2.88 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
113th
Iran rank
115th

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • Botswana
  • Iran
1234199820102023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 3.02 per 1,000 people against 2.88 per 1,000 people in Iran, a difference of 0.14 per 1,000 people.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 113th and Iran ranks 115th of 188 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Iran Difference Ahead
2000s 2.58 per 1,000 people 1.45 per 1,000 people 1.12 per 1,000 people Botswana
2010s 3.07 per 1,000 people 1.94 per 1,000 people 1.13 per 1,000 people Botswana
2020s 3.02 per 1,000 people 2.88 per 1,000 people 0.142 per 1,000 people Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Botswana or Iran?
Botswana, at 3.02 per 1,000 people against 2.88 per 1,000 people in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Botswana and Iran?
0.14 per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Iran?
6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Iran rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Botswana ranks 113th and Iran ranks 115th 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