Hospital beds by country, 2021
Inpatient beds available in public, private, general and specialised hospitals and rehabilitation centres, per 1,000 people.
125 places ranked for 2021. Highest: South Korea (12.8 per 1,000 people). Lowest: Afghanistan (0.4 per 1,000 people). The median is 2.8 per 1,000 people.
Highest 10
- 1. South Korea 12.8 per 1,000 people
- 2. Japan 12.6 per 1,000 people
- 3. Mongolia 10.6 per 1,000 people
- 4. Belarus 10.0 per 1,000 people
- 5. Bulgaria 7.9 per 1,000 people
- 6. Germany 7.7 per 1,000 people
- 7. Romania 7.2 per 1,000 people
- 8. Russia 7.0 per 1,000 people
- 9. Austria 6.9 per 1,000 people
- 10. Hungary 6.8 per 1,000 people
Lowest 10
- 125. Afghanistan 0.4 per 1,000 people
- 124. Timor-Leste 0.4 per 1,000 people
- 123. Nepal 0.4 per 1,000 people
- 122. Yemen 0.4 per 1,000 people
- 121. Togo 0.4 per 1,000 people
- 120. Benin 0.4 per 1,000 people
- 119. Guatemala 0.4 per 1,000 people
- 118. Tanzania 0.6 per 1,000 people
- 117. Sudan 0.7 per 1,000 people
- 116. Honduras 0.7 per 1,000 people
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 125. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
In short
- Among the 125 countries with a value for 2021, the highest is South Korea (12.8 per 1,000 people) and the lowest Afghanistan (0.4 per 1,000 people).
- Half of the countries are above 2.8 per 1,000 people and half below.
- From 2020 to 2021 the value rose in 3 countries and fell in 7.
- The figure for the world was 3.3 per 1,000 people in 2021, against 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2016 (+0.4).
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 12.8 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 2 | Japan | 12.6 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 3 | Mongolia | 10.6 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 4 | Belarus | 10.0 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 6 | Germany | 7.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 7 | Romania | 7.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 8 | Russia | 7.0 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 9 | Austria | 6.9 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 10 | Hungary | 6.8 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 11 | Czechia | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 12 | Barbados | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 13 | Poland | 6.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 14 | Lithuania | 6.1 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 15 | France | 5.8 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 16 | Serbia | 5.8 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 17 | Moldova | 5.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 18 | Croatia | 5.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 19 | Slovakia | 5.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 20 | Ukraine | 5.5 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 21 | Belgium | 5.5 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 22 | Georgia | 5.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 23 | China | 5.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 24 | Latvia | 5.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 4.8 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 26 | Haiti | 4.8 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 4.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 28 | Maldives | 4.6 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 29 | Armenia | 4.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 30 | Switzerland | 4.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 31 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 32 | Estonia | 4.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 4.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 34 | Cuba | 4.3 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 35 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.3 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 36 | Slovenia | 4.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 37 | Greece | 4.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 4.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 4.1 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 40 | Malta | 4.1 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.1 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 4.0 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 43 | Montenegro | 3.9 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 44 | Brunei | 3.8 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 45 | Mauritius | 3.8 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 3.6 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 47 | Portugal | 3.5 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 48 | Norway | 3.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 49 | Argentina | 3.3 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 50 | Dominica | 3.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 51 | Libya | 3.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 52 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 53 | Italy | 3.1 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 54 | Israel | 3.1 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 55 | Grenada | 3.0 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 56 | Spain | 2.9 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 57 | Türkiye | 2.9 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 58 | Netherlands | 2.9 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 59 | Ireland | 2.9 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 60 | Singapore | 2.8 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 61 | Suriname | 2.8 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 62 | Finland | 2.8 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 63 | Bahamas | 2.8 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 64 | Seychelles | 2.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 65 | Lebanon | 2.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 66 | United States | 2.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 67 | New Zealand | 2.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 68 | Canada | 2.6 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 69 | Guyana | 2.6 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 70 | Brazil | 2.5 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 71 | Denmark | 2.5 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 72 | Uruguay | 2.5 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 2.5 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 74 | Tunisia | 2.5 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 75 | United Kingdom | 2.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 76 | Botswana | 2.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 77 | Thailand | 2.3 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 78 | Bhutan | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 79 | Panama | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 80 | Bahrain | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 81 | Cyprus | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 82 | Sweden | 2.0 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 83 | Chile | 2.0 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 84 | Saint Lucia | 2.0 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 85 | Malaysia | 2.0 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 87 | Jamaica | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 89 | Peru | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 90 | India | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 91 | Liberia | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 93 | West Bank and Gaza | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 94 | Syria | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 95 | Jordan | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 96 | Bolivia | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 97 | Indonesia | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 98 | Ecuador | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 99 | Laos | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 100 | Qatar | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 102 | Gambia | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 103 | El Salvador | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 104 | Oman | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 105 | Paraguay | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 106 | Belize | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 107 | Egypt | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 108 | Eritrea | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 109 | Mexico | 1.0 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 110 | Philippines | 1.0 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 0.9 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 0.9 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 113 | Mozambique | 0.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 114 | Rwanda | 0.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 115 | Morocco | 0.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 116 | Honduras | 0.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 117 | Sudan | 0.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 118 | Tanzania | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 119 | Guatemala | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 120 | Benin | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 121 | Togo | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 122 | Yemen | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 123 | Nepal | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 124 | Timor-Leste | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 | |
| 125 | Afghanistan | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 2021 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2021, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2021 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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