Comoros vs Nigeria: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Comoros
1.64 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Nigeria
1.65 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Comoros rank
143rd
Nigeria rank
142nd
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Comoros
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.65 per 1,000 people against 1.64 per 1,000 people in Comoros, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nigeria ahead.
Comoros ranks 143rd and Nigeria ranks 142nd of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6585 per 1,000 people | 1.25 per 1,000 people | 0.59 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.51 per 1,000 people | 0.914 per 1,000 people | 0.593 per 1,000 people | Comoros |
| 2020s | 1.61 per 1,000 people | 1.02 per 1,000 people | 0.5925 per 1,000 people | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Comoros or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.65 per 1,000 people against 1.64 per 1,000 people in Comoros as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Comoros and Nigeria?
- 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Nigeria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Comoros and Nigeria rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Comoros ranks 143rd and Nigeria ranks 142nd 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.