Maldives vs Namibia: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Maldives
5.02 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Namibia
5.39 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Maldives rank
72nd
Namibia rank
70th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Maldives
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 5.39 per 1,000 people against 5.02 per 1,000 people in Maldives, a difference of 0.37 per 1,000 people.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Namibia ahead.
Maldives ranks 72nd and Namibia ranks 70th of 188 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.84 per 1,000 people | 3.01 per 1,000 people | 0.835 per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2010s | 5.06 per 1,000 people | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 3.08 per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 5.02 per 1,000 people | 2.36 per 1,000 people | 2.66 per 1,000 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Maldives or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 5.39 per 1,000 people against 5.02 per 1,000 people in Maldives as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Maldives and Namibia?
- 0.37 per 1,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Namibia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do Maldives and Namibia rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Maldives ranks 72nd and Namibia ranks 70th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) β 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.