Malta vs Portugal: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Malta
8.24 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Portugal
8.01 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malta rank
31st
Portugal rank
33rd
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Malta currently reports 8.24 per 1,000 people against 8.01 per 1,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.23 per 1,000 people.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 33rd of 188 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.86 per 1,000 people | 4.77 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 7.8 per 1,000 people | 6.55 per 1,000 people | 1.25 per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 8.36 per 1,000 people | 7.77 per 1,000 people | 0.5895 per 1,000 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Malta or Portugal?
- Malta, at 8.24 per 1,000 people against 8.01 per 1,000 people in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Malta and Portugal?
- 0.23 per 1,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Malta ranks 31st 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.