South Korea vs Romania: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

South Korea
9.09 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Romania
8.25 per 1,000 people
in 2022
South Korea rank
28th
Romania rank
30th

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • South Korea
  • Romania
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 9.09 per 1,000 people against 8.25 per 1,000 people in Romania, a difference of 0.84 per 1,000 people.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.

South Korea ranks 28th and Romania ranks 30th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 3.86 per 1,000 people 5.78 per 1,000 people 1.92 per 1,000 people Romania
2010s 6.08 per 1,000 people 6.54 per 1,000 people 0.4598 per 1,000 people Romania
2020s 8.84 per 1,000 people 8.06 per 1,000 people 0.777 per 1,000 people South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, South Korea or Romania?
South Korea, at 9.09 per 1,000 people against 8.25 per 1,000 people in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between South Korea and Romania?
0.84 per 1,000 people, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Romania?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do South Korea and Romania rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
South Korea ranks 28th and Romania ranks 30th 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