Poland vs Spain: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Poland
6.33 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Spain
6.41 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Poland rank
56th
Spain rank
53rd
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Poland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 6.41 per 1,000 people against 6.33 per 1,000 people in Poland, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 56th and Spain ranks 53rd of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.07 per 1,000 people | 3.77 per 1,000 people | 2.3 per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 5.59 per 1,000 people | 4.45 per 1,000 people | 1.14 per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 6.08 per 1,000 people | 5.57 per 1,000 people | 0.5135 per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 6.32 per 1,000 people | 6.38 per 1,000 people | 0.0643 per 1,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Poland or Spain?
- Spain, at 6.41 per 1,000 people against 6.33 per 1,000 people in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Poland and Spain?
- 0.08 per 1,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Poland and Spain rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Poland ranks 56th and Spain ranks 53rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) β 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.