Gabon vs Uganda: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

Gabon
2.37 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Uganda
2.27 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Gabon rank
121st
Uganda rank
124th

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • Gabon
  • Uganda
12345200420132022

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 2.37 per 1,000 people against 2.27 per 1,000 people in Uganda, 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 Uganda ranks 124th of 188 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 4.77 per 1,000 people 0.699 per 1,000 people 4.07 per 1,000 people Gabon
2010s 2.67 per 1,000 people 1.48 per 1,000 people 1.18 per 1,000 people Gabon
2020s 2.51 per 1,000 people 1.97 per 1,000 people 0.533 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 Uganda?
Gabon, at 2.37 per 1,000 people against 2.27 per 1,000 people in Uganda as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Gabon and Uganda?
0.1 per 1,000 people, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Uganda?
6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Gabon and Uganda rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Gabon ranks 121st and Uganda ranks 124th 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