Botswana vs Samoa: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Botswana
3.02 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Samoa
3.06 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Botswana rank
113th
Samoa rank
111th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Botswana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.06 per 1,000 people against 3.02 per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 113th and Samoa ranks 111th of 188 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.04 per 1,000 people | 1.94 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.69 per 1,000 people | 1.75 per 1,000 people | 0.9415 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.07 per 1,000 people | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 0.872 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.29 per 1,000 people | 3.06 per 1,000 people | 0.227 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 Samoa?
- Samoa, at 3.06 per 1,000 people against 3.02 per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Botswana and Samoa?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Samoa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Samoa rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Botswana ranks 113th and Samoa ranks 111th 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.