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

China
3.67 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Fiji
3.85 per 1,000 people
in 2019
China rank
100th
Fiji rank
98th

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • China
  • Fiji
1234199020062022

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 3.85 per 1,000 people against 3.67 per 1,000 people in China, a difference of 0.18 per 1,000 people.

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

Across all 8 years both countries report, Fiji has been ahead every year.

China ranks 100th and Fiji ranks 98th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Fiji Difference Ahead
1990s 0.988 per 1,000 people 1.9 per 1,000 people 0.907 per 1,000 people Fiji
2000s 1.21 per 1,000 people 2.02 per 1,000 people 0.81 per 1,000 people Fiji
2010s 2.59 per 1,000 people 3.17 per 1,000 people 0.5868 per 1,000 people Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, China or Fiji?
Fiji, at 3.85 per 1,000 people against 3.67 per 1,000 people in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between China and Fiji?
0.18 per 1,000 people, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Fiji?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do China and Fiji rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
China ranks 100th and Fiji ranks 98th 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