Iraq vs Peru: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Iraq
2.65 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Peru
2.74 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iraq rank
117th
Peru rank
116th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Iraq
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.74 per 1,000 people against 2.65 per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Peru ahead.
Iraq ranks 117th and Peru ranks 116th of 188 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 3.56 per 1,000 people | 2.51 per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.85 per 1,000 people | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 0.4101 per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 2.46 per 1,000 people | 2.57 per 1,000 people | 0.105 per 1,000 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Iraq or Peru?
- Peru, at 2.74 per 1,000 people against 2.65 per 1,000 people in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Iraq and Peru?
- 0.09 per 1,000 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Peru?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Peru rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Iraq ranks 117th and Peru ranks 116th 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.