Nigeria vs East Timor: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Nigeria
1.65 per 1,000 people
in 2022
East Timor
1.74 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Nigeria rank
142nd
East Timor rank
139th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Nigeria
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 1.74 per 1,000 people against 1.65 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 142nd and East Timor ranks 139th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 per 1,000 people | 1.09 per 1,000 people | 0.205 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.06 per 1,000 people | 1.37 per 1,000 people | 0.3045 per 1,000 people | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.394 per 1,000 people | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 1.34 per 1,000 people | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Nigeria or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 1.74 per 1,000 people against 1.65 per 1,000 people in Nigeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Nigeria and East Timor?
- 0.09 per 1,000 people, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and East Timor?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
- How do Nigeria and East Timor rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Nigeria ranks 142nd and East Timor ranks 139th 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.