Latvia vs Oman: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Latvia
4.37 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Oman
4.66 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Latvia rank
81st
Oman rank
78th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Latvia
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 4.66 per 1,000 people against 4.37 per 1,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.29 per 1,000 people.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 81st and Oman ranks 78th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Oman in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.26 per 1,000 people | 2.71 per 1,000 people | 2.55 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 5.36 per 1,000 people | 3.93 per 1,000 people | 1.43 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 4.92 per 1,000 people | 4.52 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 4.39 per 1,000 people | 4.54 per 1,000 people | 0.159 per 1,000 people | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Latvia or Oman?
- Oman, at 4.66 per 1,000 people against 4.37 per 1,000 people in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Latvia and Oman?
- 0.29 per 1,000 people, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Oman?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Latvia and Oman rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Latvia ranks 81st and Oman ranks 78th 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.