Gabon vs Kenya: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Gabon
2.37 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Kenya
2.27 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gabon rank
121st
Kenya rank
122nd
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Gabon
- Kenya
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 2.37 per 1,000 people against 2.27 per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 121st and Kenya ranks 122nd of 188 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.77 per 1,000 people | 0.465 per 1,000 people | 4.3 per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2010s | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 1.56 per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2020s | 2.51 per 1,000 people | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Gabon or Kenya?
- Gabon, at 2.37 per 1,000 people against 2.27 per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Gabon and Kenya?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Kenya?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Gabon and Kenya rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Gabon ranks 121st and Kenya ranks 122nd 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.