Eswatini vs Latvia: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Eswatini
4.26 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Latvia
4.37 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Eswatini rank
83rd
Latvia rank
81st
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Eswatini
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 4.37 per 1,000 people against 4.26 per 1,000 people in Eswatini, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 83rd and Latvia ranks 81st of 188 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.79 per 1,000 people | 4.93 per 1,000 people | 0.145 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 3.61 per 1,000 people | 4.86 per 1,000 people | 1.25 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 3.41 per 1,000 people | 4.38 per 1,000 people | 0.977 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Eswatini or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 4.37 per 1,000 people against 4.26 per 1,000 people in Eswatini as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Eswatini and Latvia?
- 0.11 per 1,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Latvia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Eswatini and Latvia rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Eswatini ranks 83rd and Latvia ranks 81st 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.