Niger vs Senegal: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Niger
0.421 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Senegal
0.424 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Niger rank
182nd
Senegal rank
181st
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Niger
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.424 per 1,000 people against 0.421 per 1,000 people in Niger, a difference of 0.003 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Senegal ahead.
Niger ranks 182nd and Senegal ranks 181st of 188 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.175 per 1,000 people | 0.368 per 1,000 people | 0.193 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.238 per 1,000 people | 0.2455 per 1,000 people | 0.0075 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.317 per 1,000 people | 0.4255 per 1,000 people | 0.1085 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Niger or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.424 per 1,000 people against 0.421 per 1,000 people in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Niger and Senegal?
- 0.003 per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Senegal?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Senegal rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Niger ranks 182nd and Senegal ranks 181st 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.