Mexico vs Zimbabwe: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

Mexico
3.03 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Zimbabwe
3.07 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Mexico rank
112th
Zimbabwe rank
109th

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • Mexico
  • Zimbabwe
11.522.53199020062022

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 3.07 per 1,000 people against 3.03 per 1,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 112th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th of 188 regions.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 1.97 per 1,000 people 1.54 per 1,000 people 0.4245 per 1,000 people Mexico
2000s 2.37 per 1,000 people 0.905 per 1,000 people 1.47 per 1,000 people Mexico
2010s 2.72 per 1,000 people 1.44 per 1,000 people 1.27 per 1,000 people Mexico
2020s 2.98 per 1,000 people 2.55 per 1,000 people 0.4325 per 1,000 people Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Mexico or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 3.07 per 1,000 people against 3.03 per 1,000 people in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Mexico and Zimbabwe?
0.04 per 1,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zimbabwe?
14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Mexico and Zimbabwe rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Mexico ranks 112th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th of 188 regions.
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