China vs Cyprus: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

China
3.67 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Cyprus
3.89 per 1,000 people
in 2022
China rank
100th
Cyprus rank
97th

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • China
  • Cyprus
1234199020062022

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 3.89 per 1,000 people against 3.67 per 1,000 people in China, a difference of 0.22 per 1,000 people.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times China's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.

China ranks 100th and Cyprus ranks 97th of 188 countries.

Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Cyprus Difference Ahead
1990s 0.94 per 1,000 people 3.21 per 1,000 people 2.27 per 1,000 people Cyprus
2000s 1.09 per 1,000 people 3.19 per 1,000 people 2.1 per 1,000 people Cyprus
2010s 2.27 per 1,000 people 3.79 per 1,000 people 1.52 per 1,000 people Cyprus
2020s 3.5 per 1,000 people 3.84 per 1,000 people 0.348 per 1,000 people Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, China or Cyprus?
Cyprus, at 3.89 per 1,000 people against 3.67 per 1,000 people in China as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between China and Cyprus?
0.22 per 1,000 people, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Cyprus?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do China and Cyprus rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
China ranks 100th and Cyprus ranks 97th 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