Indonesia vs Panama: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

Indonesia
3.24 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Panama
3.35 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Indonesia rank
108th
Panama rank
106th

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • Indonesia
  • Panama
1234199020062023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 3.35 per 1,000 people against 3.24 per 1,000 people in Indonesia, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Panama ahead.

Indonesia ranks 108th and Panama ranks 106th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 0.619 per 1,000 people 0.969 per 1,000 people 0.35 per 1,000 people Panama
2000s 0.8 per 1,000 people 2.21 per 1,000 people 1.41 per 1,000 people Panama
2010s 1.87 per 1,000 people 3.01 per 1,000 people 1.13 per 1,000 people Panama
2020s 4.04 per 1,000 people 3.55 per 1,000 people 0.4893 per 1,000 people Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Indonesia or Panama?
Panama, at 3.35 per 1,000 people against 3.24 per 1,000 people in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Indonesia and Panama?
0.11 per 1,000 people, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Panama?
12 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Indonesia and Panama rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Indonesia ranks 108th and Panama ranks 106th 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