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Countries ranked by hospital beds per 1,000 people

South Korea ranks first in this current highest-to-lowest comparison at 12.81 per 1,000.

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Total hospital beds per 1,000 people from OECD and Eurostat health statistics. It is a national capacity measure, not a promise of local availability or access for an individual patient.

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39
Countries represented
39
Last checked
2026-09-20

Source-backed answers

Compare each answer with its unit and checked date; the complete source ledger is below.

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Original rankCountryPublished valueSource and scope
1South Korea12.81 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
2Japan12.59 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
3Bulgaria8.01 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
4Germany7.64 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
5Romania7.23 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
6Austria6.70 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
7Hungary6.63 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
8Czechia6.54 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
9Poland6.04 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
10Croatia5.76 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
11Lithuania5.71 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
12France5.65 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
13Slovakia5.65 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
14Belgium5.46 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
15Iceland5.33 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
16Latvia5.02 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
17Switzerland4.41 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
18Denmark4.28 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
19Greece4.27 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
20Estonia4.19 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
21Slovenia4.11 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
22Malta4.09 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
23Sweden3.89 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
24Finland3.86 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
25Portugal3.48 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
26Norway3.30 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
27Italy3.06 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
28Ireland2.96 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
29Spain2.94 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
30United States2.68 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
31New Zealand2.57 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
32Canada2.54 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
33Luxembourg2.54 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
34Australia2.52 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
35Netherlands2.42 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
36United Kingdom2.42 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-31
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
37Saudi Arabia2.41 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
38Cyprus2.15 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
39United Arab Emirates1.87 per 1,000beds per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31

What the numbers say

  • South Korea leads at 12.81 beds per 1,000 people.
  • United Arab Emirates sits at the other end with 1.87 beds per 1,000 people.
  • The middle of this ranking is 4.19 beds per 1,000 people, across 39 places that publish the metric.
  • The spread between first and last is 10.94 beds per 1,000 people.

Quick answer

What does Countries ranked by hospital beds per 1,000 people show?

South Korea ranks first in this current highest-to-lowest comparison at 12.81 per 1,000.

How this list is built

Require all component metrics for the same country, keep their source records, calculate hospital_beds_per_1000, then sort descending.

  • The report states exactly which components are included.
  • Application and filing fees are excluded.
Rows
39 countries
Geographic grain
country
Observation period
2022-12-31 to 2023-12-31
Last checked
2026-09-20
With an official source link
39 of 39

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Sources

  1. Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) · Checked 2026-08-13
  2. Eurostat hlth_rs_bds1 — total hospital bedsEurostat hlth_rs_bds1 — total hospital beds · Checked 2026-09-20
  3. OECD Health Statistics — hospital bedsOECD Health Statistics — hospital beds · Checked 2026-09-20
  4. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/GB/indicator/SH.MED.BEDS.ZS?format=json&per_page=100https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/GB/indicator/SH.MED.BEDS.ZS?format=json&per_page=100 · Checked 2026-08-31