Kenya vs Uganda: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Kenya
2.27 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uganda
2.27 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Kenya rank
122nd
Uganda rank
124th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.27 per 1,000 people in Uganda, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Uganda ahead.
Kenya ranks 122nd and Uganda ranks 124th of 188 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.465 per 1,000 people | 0.699 per 1,000 people | 0.234 per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.06 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 0.3364 per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 1.97 per 1,000 people | 0.6675 per 1,000 people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Kenya or Uganda?
- Kenya, at 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.27 per 1,000 people in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Kenya and Uganda?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Kenya ranks 122nd and Uganda ranks 124th 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.