Ecuador vs Iraq: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

Ecuador
2.51 per 1,000 people
in 2018
Iraq
2.65 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Ecuador rank
119th
Iraq rank
117th

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • Ecuador
  • Iraq
0123199020062022

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.65 per 1,000 people against 2.51 per 1,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.14 per 1,000 people.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Iraq ahead.

Ecuador ranks 119th and Iraq ranks 117th of 188 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Ecuador or Iraq?
Iraq, at 2.65 per 1,000 people against 2.51 per 1,000 people in Ecuador as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Ecuador and Iraq?
0.14 per 1,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Iraq?
6 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and Iraq rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Ecuador ranks 119th and Iraq ranks 117th 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