Malawi vs Yemen, Rep.: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

Malawi
0.507 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Yemen, Rep.
0.541 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi rank
179th
Yemen, Rep. rank
176th

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • Malawi
  • Yemen, Rep.
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How they compare

Yemen, Rep. currently reports 0.541 per 1,000 people against 0.507 per 1,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.034 per 1,000 people.

That makes Yemen, Rep.'s figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Yemen, Rep. ahead.

Malawi ranks 179th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 176th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Yemen, Rep. in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Yemen, Rep. Difference Ahead
2000s 0.581 per 1,000 people 0.622 per 1,000 people 0.041 per 1,000 people Yemen, Rep.
2010s 0.315 per 1,000 people 0.6773 per 1,000 people 0.3623 per 1,000 people Yemen, Rep.
2020s 0.6005 per 1,000 people 0.589 per 1,000 people 0.0115 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 Yemen, Rep.?
Yemen, Rep., at 0.541 per 1,000 people against 0.507 per 1,000 people in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Malawi and Yemen, Rep.?
0.034 per 1,000 people, with Yemen, Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Yemen, Rep.?
6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Yemen, Rep. rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Malawi ranks 179th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 176th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed