Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

Saudi Arabia
6.56 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Spain
6.41 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Saudi Arabia rank
50th
Spain rank
53rd

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Spain
234567199020062023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 6.56 per 1,000 people against 6.41 per 1,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.15 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 50th and Spain ranks 53rd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 3.73 per 1,000 people 4.56 per 1,000 people 0.835 per 1,000 people Spain
2010s 5.54 per 1,000 people 5.62 per 1,000 people 0.0739 per 1,000 people Spain
2020s 6.34 per 1,000 people 6.38 per 1,000 people 0.0473 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, Saudi Arabia or Spain?
Saudi Arabia, at 6.56 per 1,000 people against 6.41 per 1,000 people in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Saudi Arabia and Spain?
0.15 per 1,000 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Spain?
14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Saudi Arabia and Spain rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Saudi Arabia ranks 50th 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) – 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