Canada vs Slovenia: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Canada
11.26 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Slovenia
10.56 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Canada rank
18th
Slovenia rank
21st
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Canada
- Slovenia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.26 per 1,000 people against 10.56 per 1,000 people in Slovenia, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 people.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Slovenia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 18th and Slovenia ranks 21st of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Slovenia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.63 per 1,000 people | 6.26 per 1,000 people | 4.37 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 9.09 per 1,000 people | 7.49 per 1,000 people | 1.6 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 9.13 per 1,000 people | 0.5648 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 10.16 per 1,000 people | 10.6 per 1,000 people | 0.4367 per 1,000 people | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Canada or Slovenia?
- Canada, at 11.26 per 1,000 people against 10.56 per 1,000 people in Slovenia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Canada and Slovenia?
- 0.7 per 1,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Slovenia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Slovenia rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Canada ranks 18th and Slovenia ranks 21st 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.