Botswana vs Peru: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Botswana
3.02 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Peru
2.74 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
113th
Peru rank
116th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Botswana
- Peru
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.02 per 1,000 people against 2.74 per 1,000 people in Peru, a difference of 0.28 per 1,000 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 113th and Peru ranks 116th of 188 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.04 per 1,000 people | 0.653 per 1,000 people | 2.39 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.97 per 1,000 people | 2.43 per 1,000 people | 0.536 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.35 per 1,000 people | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 1.15 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.22 per 1,000 people | 2.61 per 1,000 people | 0.6082 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 Peru?
- Botswana, at 3.02 per 1,000 people against 2.74 per 1,000 people in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Botswana and Peru?
- 0.28 per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Peru?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Peru rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Botswana ranks 113th and Peru ranks 116th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) β 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.