Iceland vs Norway: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Iceland
15.86 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Norway
16.51 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iceland rank
4th
Norway rank
3rd
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 16.51 per 1,000 people against 15.86 per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.65 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 4th and Norway ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.82 per 1,000 people | 15.48 per 1,000 people | 0.66 per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 15.76 per 1,000 people | 16.45 per 1,000 people | 0.687 per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 15.89 per 1,000 people | 16.26 per 1,000 people | 0.375 per 1,000 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 16.51 per 1,000 people against 15.86 per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.65 per 1,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Iceland ranks 4th and Norway ranks 3rd 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.