India vs Suriname: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
India
1.72 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Suriname
1.73 per 1,000 people
in 2023
India rank
141st
Suriname rank
140th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- India
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.73 per 1,000 people against 1.72 per 1,000 people in India, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
India ranks 141st and Suriname ranks 140th of 188 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.931 per 1,000 people | 3.14 per 1,000 people | 2.21 per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 2.09 per 1,000 people | 0.5433 per 1,000 people | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, India or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.73 per 1,000 people against 1.72 per 1,000 people in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between India and Suriname?
- 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Suriname?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do India and Suriname rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- India ranks 141st and Suriname ranks 140th 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.