Malawi vs Senegal: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Malawi
0.507 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Senegal
0.424 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi rank
179th
Senegal rank
181st
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Malawi
- Senegal
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.507 per 1,000 people against 0.424 per 1,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 0.083 per 1,000 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 179th and Senegal ranks 181st of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.43 per 1,000 people | 0.368 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.293 per 1,000 people | 0.299 per 1,000 people | 0.006 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.6005 per 1,000 people | 0.388 per 1,000 people | 0.2125 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Malawi or Senegal?
- Malawi, at 0.507 per 1,000 people against 0.424 per 1,000 people in Senegal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Malawi and Senegal?
- 0.083 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Senegal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Malawi and Senegal rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Malawi ranks 179th and Senegal ranks 181st 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.