Mali vs Niger: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Mali
0.268 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Niger
0.421 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mali rank
185th
Niger rank
182nd
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.421 per 1,000 people against 0.268 per 1,000 people in Mali, a difference of 0.153 per 1,000 people.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.6 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 185th and Niger ranks 182nd of 188 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5275 per 1,000 people | 0.2075 per 1,000 people | 0.32 per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.399 per 1,000 people | 0.2485 per 1,000 people | 0.1505 per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.342 per 1,000 people | 0.317 per 1,000 people | 0.025 per 1,000 people | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.421 per 1,000 people against 0.268 per 1,000 people in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Mali and Niger?
- 0.153 per 1,000 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Mali ranks 185th and Niger ranks 182nd 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.