Ghana vs Tonga: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Ghana
4.11 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tonga
4.2 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Ghana rank
89th
Tonga rank
87th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Ghana
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 4.2 per 1,000 people against 4.11 per 1,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Tonga ahead.
Ghana ranks 89th and Tonga ranks 87th of 188 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 3.46 per 1,000 people | 2.41 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 2.7 per 1,000 people | 3.97 per 1,000 people | 1.27 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 3.49 per 1,000 people | 4.37 per 1,000 people | 0.8795 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Ghana or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 4.2 per 1,000 people against 4.11 per 1,000 people in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Ghana and Tonga?
- 0.09 per 1,000 people, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tonga?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Tonga rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Ghana ranks 89th and Tonga ranks 87th 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.