Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Rwanda
1.11 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Sierra Leone
1.16 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Rwanda rank
156th
Sierra Leone rank
154th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.16 per 1,000 people against 1.11 per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 156th and Sierra Leone ranks 154th of 188 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5405 per 1,000 people | 0.1875 per 1,000 people | 0.353 per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.9455 per 1,000 people | 0.7448 per 1,000 people | 0.2007 per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.01 per 1,000 people | 0.6875 per 1,000 people | 0.325 per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.16 per 1,000 people against 1.11 per 1,000 people in Rwanda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.05 per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Rwanda ranks 156th and Sierra Leone ranks 154th 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.