Ecuador vs Peru: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Ecuador
2.51 per 1,000 people
in 2018
Peru
2.74 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
119th
Peru rank
116th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.74 per 1,000 people against 2.51 per 1,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.23 per 1,000 people.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 119th and Peru ranks 116th of 188 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 0.653 per 1,000 people | 0.996 per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.87 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 0.569 per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.47 per 1,000 people | 2.29 per 1,000 people | 0.1783 per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 2.74 per 1,000 people against 2.51 per 1,000 people in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0.23 per 1,000 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Ecuador ranks 119th and Peru ranks 116th 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.