Chile vs Maldives: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

Chile
5.45 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Maldives
5.02 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Chile rank
69th
Maldives rank
72nd

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • Chile
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 5.45 per 1,000 people against 5.02 per 1,000 people in Maldives, a difference of 0.43 per 1,000 people.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Maldives ahead.

Chile ranks 69th and Maldives ranks 72nd of 188 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Maldives Difference Ahead
2010s 2.84 per 1,000 people 5.08 per 1,000 people 2.24 per 1,000 people Maldives
2020s 4.29 per 1,000 people 5.02 per 1,000 people 0.728 per 1,000 people Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Chile or Maldives?
Chile, at 5.45 per 1,000 people against 5.02 per 1,000 people in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Chile and Maldives?
0.43 per 1,000 people, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Maldives?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Chile and Maldives rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Chile ranks 69th and Maldives ranks 72nd 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