Croatia vs Uruguay: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Croatia
8 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
7.39 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Croatia rank
34th
Uruguay rank
37th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Croatia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 8 per 1,000 people against 7.39 per 1,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.61 per 1,000 people.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 188 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.44 per 1,000 people | 3.28 per 1,000 people | 2.16 per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 2010s | 7.29 per 1,000 people | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 0.5825 per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 2020s | 7.82 per 1,000 people | 7.33 per 1,000 people | 0.4803 per 1,000 people | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Croatia or Uruguay?
- Croatia, at 8 per 1,000 people against 7.39 per 1,000 people in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Croatia and Uruguay?
- 0.61 per 1,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Uruguay?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Croatia and Uruguay rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Croatia ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 37th 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.