Canada vs Netherlands: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Canada
11.26 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Netherlands
11.67 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Canada rank
18th
Netherlands rank
15th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 11.67 per 1,000 people against 11.26 per 1,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.41 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Netherlands ahead.
Canada ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.86 per 1,000 people | 10.17 per 1,000 people | 0.306 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 9.09 per 1,000 people | 9.01 per 1,000 people | 0.0811 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 11.34 per 1,000 people | 1.64 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 10.16 per 1,000 people | 11.47 per 1,000 people | 1.31 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Canada or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 11.67 per 1,000 people against 11.26 per 1,000 people in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Canada and Netherlands?
- 0.41 per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Canada ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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.