Bulgaria vs Tonga: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

Bulgaria
4.2 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tonga
4.2 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
86th
Tonga rank
87th

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Tonga
0246199020062023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4.2 per 1,000 people against 4.2 per 1,000 people in Tonga, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 86th and Tonga ranks 87th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 4.42 per 1,000 people 3.4 per 1,000 people 1.03 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
2010s 4.82 per 1,000 people 3.93 per 1,000 people 0.8897 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
2020s 4.67 per 1,000 people 4.37 per 1,000 people 0.2995 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 Tonga?
Bulgaria, at 4.2 per 1,000 people against 4.2 per 1,000 people in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Bulgaria and Tonga?
0 per 1,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Tonga?
10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Tonga rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Bulgaria ranks 86th and Tonga ranks 87th 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