Bulgaria vs Greece: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Bulgaria
4.2 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greece
4.11 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
86th
Greece rank
88th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.2 per 1,000 people against 4.11 per 1,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 86th and Greece ranks 88th of 188 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.29 per 1,000 people | 2.86 per 1,000 people | 3.43 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 4.45 per 1,000 people | 3.43 per 1,000 people | 1.01 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 4.82 per 1,000 people | 3.58 per 1,000 people | 1.24 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4.68 per 1,000 people | 4.02 per 1,000 people | 0.656 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Bulgaria, at 4.2 per 1,000 people against 4.11 per 1,000 people in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 0.09 per 1,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Bulgaria ranks 86th and Greece ranks 88th 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.