Panama vs Zimbabwe: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Panama
3.35 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Zimbabwe
3.07 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Panama rank
106th
Zimbabwe rank
109th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Panama
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.35 per 1,000 people against 3.07 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.28 per 1,000 people.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Panama ranks 106th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 1.54 per 1,000 people | 0.5155 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 1.48 per 1,000 people | 1.19 per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 3.44 per 1,000 people | 2.55 per 1,000 people | 0.8925 per 1,000 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Panama or Zimbabwe?
- Panama, at 3.35 per 1,000 people against 3.07 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Panama and Zimbabwe?
- 0.28 per 1,000 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zimbabwe?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Panama and Zimbabwe rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Panama ranks 106th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th 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.