Chile vs Spain: Nurses — Health and social employment

Chile
4.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2025
Spain
7.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Chile rank
24th
Spain rank
21st

Nurses — Health and social employment over time

  • Chile
  • Spain
02468198020022025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 7.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 4.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Chile, a difference of 2.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Chile's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 24th and Spain ranks 21st of 24 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Spain Difference Ahead
2010s 1.99 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants Spain
2020s 4.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants 6.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses — health and social employment, Chile or Spain?
Spain, at 7.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 4.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in nurses — health and social employment between Chile and Spain?
2.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Chile and Spain rank globally for nurses — health and social employment?
Chile ranks 24th and Spain ranks 21st 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

Indicator
Nurses — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
31 places, 714 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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.