Samoa vs Zambia: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

Samoa
3.06 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Zambia
2.94 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Samoa rank
111th
Zambia rank
114th

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • Samoa
  • Zambia
123199920102022

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 3.06 per 1,000 people against 2.94 per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 111th and Zambia ranks 114th of 188 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.83 per 1,000 people 0.698 per 1,000 people 1.13 per 1,000 people Samoa
2010s 2.35 per 1,000 people 1.13 per 1,000 people 1.22 per 1,000 people Samoa
2020s 3.06 per 1,000 people 1.63 per 1,000 people 1.43 per 1,000 people Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Samoa or Zambia?
Samoa, at 3.06 per 1,000 people against 2.94 per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Samoa and Zambia?
0.12 per 1,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zambia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Samoa and Zambia rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Samoa ranks 111th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed