Eritrea vs Mauritania: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Eritrea
1.54 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Mauritania
1.61 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Eritrea rank
148th
Mauritania rank
146th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Eritrea
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.61 per 1,000 people against 1.54 per 1,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 148th and Mauritania ranks 146th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.964 per 1,000 people | 0.66 per 1,000 people | 0.304 per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 0.3463 per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1.48 per 1,000 people | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 0.107 per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Eritrea or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.61 per 1,000 people against 1.54 per 1,000 people in Eritrea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Eritrea and Mauritania?
- 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mauritania?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and Mauritania rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Eritrea ranks 148th and Mauritania ranks 146th 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.