Guyana vs Malaysia: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Guyana
3.93 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia
4.05 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guyana rank
96th
Malaysia rank
93rd
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Guyana
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 4.05 per 1,000 people against 3.93 per 1,000 people in Guyana, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 96th and Malaysia ranks 93rd of 188 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.79 per 1,000 people | 2.51 per 1,000 people | 0.7205 per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 3.87 per 1,000 people | 2.83 per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.68 per 1,000 people | 3.98 per 1,000 people | 0.2955 per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Guyana or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 4.05 per 1,000 people against 3.93 per 1,000 people in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Guyana and Malaysia?
- 0.12 per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Malaysia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Malaysia rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Guyana ranks 96th and Malaysia ranks 93rd 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.