Lithuania vs Portugal: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Lithuania
7.84 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
8.01 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lithuania rank
35th
Portugal rank
33rd
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Lithuania
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.01 per 1,000 people against 7.84 per 1,000 people in Lithuania, a difference of 0.17 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 33rd of 188 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.67 per 1,000 people | 4.77 per 1,000 people | 2.9 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 7.93 per 1,000 people | 6.55 per 1,000 people | 1.38 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 8.06 per 1,000 people | 7.69 per 1,000 people | 0.369 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Lithuania or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 8.01 per 1,000 people against 7.84 per 1,000 people in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Lithuania and Portugal?
- 0.17 per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Lithuania ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 33rd 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.