Peru vs Zambia: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Peru
2.74 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zambia
2.94 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Peru rank
116th
Zambia rank
114th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Peru
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.94 per 1,000 people against 2.74 per 1,000 people in Peru, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 people.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 116th and Zambia ranks 114th of 188 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 0.704 per 1,000 people | 0.6 per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 2.44 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 1.24 per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 2.57 per 1,000 people | 2.14 per 1,000 people | 0.431 per 1,000 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Peru or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.94 per 1,000 people against 2.74 per 1,000 people in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Peru and Zambia?
- 0.2 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Peru ranks 116th and Zambia ranks 114th 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.