Kuwait vs Latvia: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Kuwait
4.54 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Latvia
4.37 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Kuwait rank
80th
Latvia rank
81st
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Kuwait
- Latvia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 4.54 per 1,000 people against 4.37 per 1,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.17 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Latvia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 80th and Latvia ranks 81st of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.52 per 1,000 people | 5.43 per 1,000 people | 0.913 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 4.92 per 1,000 people | 1.68 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 4.54 per 1,000 people | 4.39 per 1,000 people | 0.154 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Kuwait or Latvia?
- Kuwait, at 4.54 per 1,000 people against 4.37 per 1,000 people in Latvia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Kuwait and Latvia?
- 0.17 per 1,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latvia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Latvia rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Kuwait ranks 80th and Latvia ranks 81st 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.