Australia vs New Zealand: Nurses — Health and social employment
Nurses — Health and social employment over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 18.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 16.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants in New Zealand, a difference of 1.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 11th of 24 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Australia |
| 2010s | 15.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Australia |
| 2020s | 17.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 13.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses — health and social employment, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 18.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 16.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nurses — health and social employment between Australia and New Zealand?
- 1.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for nurses — health and social employment?
- Australia ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 11th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Nurses — Health and social employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of nurses by status (ie. practising nurses, professionally active nurses, and nurses licenced to practice) and category (ie. Professional nurses and associate professional nurses). Practising nurses provide services directly to patients. Professionally active nurses include practising nurses and other nurses for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. A nurse licensed to practice has completed a programme of nursing education and is qualified and authorised in his/her country to practice nursing. They include practising and other (non-practising) nurses. Professional nurses assume responsibility for the planning and management of the care of patients, including the supervision of other healthcare workers, working autonomously or in teams with medical doctors and others in the practical application of preventive and curative measures. Associate professional nurses generally work under the supervision of, and in support of implementation of healthcare, treatment and referrals plans established by medical, nursing and other health professionals. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.