Laos vs Rwanda: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Laos
1.03 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda
1.11 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Laos rank
159th
Rwanda rank
156th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Laos
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.11 per 1,000 people against 1.03 per 1,000 people in Laos, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 159th and Rwanda ranks 156th of 188 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9323 per 1,000 people | 0.507 per 1,000 people | 0.4253 per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2010s | 1.23 per 1,000 people | 1.02 per 1,000 people | 0.2025 per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.18 per 1,000 people | 0.919 per 1,000 people | 0.26 per 1,000 people | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Laos or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1.11 per 1,000 people against 1.03 per 1,000 people in Laos as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Laos and Rwanda?
- 0.08 per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Rwanda?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do Laos and Rwanda rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Laos ranks 159th and Rwanda ranks 156th 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.