France vs Qatar: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

France
9.42 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Qatar
8.49 per 1,000 people
in 2023
France rank
26th
Qatar rank
29th

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • France
  • Qatar
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How they compare

France currently reports 9.42 per 1,000 people against 8.49 per 1,000 people in Qatar, a difference of 0.93 per 1,000 people.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 26th and Qatar ranks 29th of 188 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 7.8 per 1,000 people 5.58 per 1,000 people 2.22 per 1,000 people France
2010s 9.04 per 1,000 people 6.16 per 1,000 people 2.87 per 1,000 people France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, France or Qatar?
France, at 9.42 per 1,000 people against 8.49 per 1,000 people in Qatar as of 2021.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between France and Qatar?
0.93 per 1,000 people, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Qatar?
10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do France and Qatar rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
France ranks 26th and Qatar ranks 29th 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