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Countries by Hospital Beds

Inpatient hospital beds per 1,000 people.

199 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.

#1 Monaco
21.99 per 1,000
Europe
World Bank, 2014
#2 U.S. Virgin Islands
18.68 per 1,000
North America
World Bank, 1996
#3 Greenland
14.35 per 1,000
North America
World Bank, 1970
Median country
2.37 per 1,000
Across 199 ranked countries

Full Ranking (199 Countries)

Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.

199 countries
Values are the most recent published observation per country, so the year varies. The trend column shows each country's population from 1950 to 2025 (top 25 rows only, to keep the page light) — it is context, not the ranked measure.
1Monaco21.99 per 1,000
2U.S. Virgin Islands18.68 per 1,000
3Greenland14.35 per 1,000
4South Korea12.81 per 1,000
5North Korea12.80 per 1,000
6Japan12.59 per 1,000
7Belarus9.77 per 1,000
8Mongolia8.58 per 1,000
9Bulgaria8.20 per 1,000
10Germany7.55 per 1,000
11Romania7.23 per 1,000
12Russia6.81 per 1,000
13Austria6.70 per 1,000
14Hungary6.63 per 1,000
15Kazakhstan6.54 per 1,000
15Czech Republic6.54 per 1,000
17Barbados6.40 per 1,000
18Bermuda6.30 per 1,000
19Ukraine6.14 per 1,000
20Poland6.04 per 1,000
21Serbia5.78 per 1,000
22Lithuania5.71 per 1,000
23France5.65 per 1,000
24China5.63 per 1,000
25Croatia5.60 per 1,000
26Slovakia5.57 per 1,000
27Moldova5.54 per 1,000
28Belgium5.42 per 1,000
29Macao5.30 per 1,000
30Nauru4.97 per 1,000
31Latvia4.95 per 1,000
32Haiti4.90 per 1,000
33Hong Kong4.89 per 1,000
34Uzbekistan4.89 per 1,000
35North Macedonia4.74 per 1,000
36Maldives4.56 per 1,000
37Switzerland4.38 per 1,000
38Palau4.34 per 1,000
39Cuba4.33 per 1,000
40Greece4.27 per 1,000
41Armenia4.24 per 1,000
42Tuvalu4.16 per 1,000
43Estonia4.13 per 1,000
44Slovenia4.11 per 1,000
45Malta4.09 per 1,000
46Tajikistan4.04 per 1,000
46Georgia4.04 per 1,000
48Dominica3.97 per 1,000
49Luxembourg3.95 per 1,000
50Sri Lanka3.93 per 1,000
51Australia3.82 per 1,000
51Montenegro3.82 per 1,000
53Mauritius3.80 per 1,000
54Kyrgyzstan3.73 per 1,000
55Azerbaijan3.68 per 1,000
56Turkmenistan3.60 per 1,000
57Brunei3.58 per 1,000
58Libya3.50 per 1,000
59Portugal3.48 per 1,000
60Antigua and Barbuda3.42 per 1,000
61Argentina3.36 per 1,000
62San Marino3.35 per 1,000
63Puerto Rico3.32 per 1,000
64Norway3.30 per 1,000
65Guyana3.24 per 1,000
66Micronesia3.22 per 1,000
67Saint Vincent3.21 per 1,000
68Israel3.14 per 1,000
69Italy3.06 per 1,000
70Turkey3.05 per 1,000
71Grenada3.01 per 1,000
72Cayman Islands3.00 per 1,000
73Ireland2.96 per 1,000
74Spain2.91 per 1,000
74Sao Tome and Principe2.91 per 1,000
76Albania2.90 per 1,000
77Suriname2.87 per 1,000
78Iceland2.83 per 1,000
79Singapore2.81 per 1,000
80Marshall Islands2.80 per 1,000
81Solomon Islands2.75 per 1,000
82Lebanon2.73 per 1,000
83Namibia2.70 per 1,000
84United States2.68 per 1,000
85Cameroon2.65 per 1,000
86Seychelles2.63 per 1,000
87Finland2.61 per 1,000
88Andorra2.56 per 1,000
89Canada2.54 per 1,000
90Brazil2.52 per 1,000
90Vietnam2.52 per 1,000
92New Zealand2.51 per 1,000
93Tonga2.48 per 1,000
94Uruguay2.44 per 1,000
95Denmark2.43 per 1,000
96United Kingdom2.42 per 1,000
96Netherlands2.42 per 1,000
98Saudi Arabia2.41 per 1,000
99Thailand2.39 per 1,000
100Trinidad and Tobago2.37 per 1,000
101Botswana2.36 per 1,000
102Bosnia and Herzegovina2.35 per 1,000
103Kuwait2.33 per 1,000
104South Africa2.25 per 1,000
105Cape Verde2.21 per 1,000
106Bahamas2.17 per 1,000
107Comoros2.16 per 1,000
107Bhutan2.16 per 1,000
109Cyprus2.15 per 1,000
110Equatorial Guinea2.10 per 1,000
111Eswatini2.02 per 1,000
112Zambia2.00 per 1,000
113Malaysia1.96 per 1,000
114Zimbabwe1.95 per 1,000
114Panama1.95 per 1,000
114Gabon1.95 per 1,000
117Chile1.94 per 1,000
118Sweden1.90 per 1,000
119Fiji1.89 per 1,000
120United Arab Emirates1.87 per 1,000
121Kiribati1.86 per 1,000
122Iran1.85 per 1,000
123Bahrain1.84 per 1,000
124Tunisia1.82 per 1,000
125Isle of Man1.75 per 1,000
126Vanuatu1.73 per 1,000
127Laos1.71 per 1,000
128Colombia1.70 per 1,000
129Jamaica1.65 per 1,000
130Algeria1.61 per 1,000
131Congo1.60 per 1,000
132India1.59 per 1,000
132Liberia1.59 per 1,000
134Peru1.56 per 1,000
135Bolivia1.49 per 1,000
136Syria1.43 per 1,000
137Jordan1.41 per 1,000
138Djibouti1.40 per 1,000
139Indonesia1.37 per 1,000
140Kenya1.33 per 1,000
141Ecuador1.32 per 1,000
142Malawi1.30 per 1,000
142State of Palestine1.30 per 1,000
142Lesotho1.30 per 1,000
145Qatar1.25 per 1,000
146El Salvador1.21 per 1,000
147Costa Rica1.14 per 1,000
148Gambia1.11 per 1,000
149Saint Lucia1.09 per 1,000
150Myanmar1.07 per 1,000
151Egypt1.06 per 1,000
151Iraq1.06 per 1,000
153Paraguay1.04 per 1,000
154Eritrea1.02 per 1,000
155Mexico1.01 per 1,000
156Central African Republic1.00 per 1,000
156Guinea-Bissau1.00 per 1,000
156Belize1.00 per 1,000
159Venezuela0.99 per 1,000
159Oman0.99 per 1,000
161Philippines0.97 per 1,000
161Nicaragua0.97 per 1,000
163Samoa0.95 per 1,000
164Bangladesh0.92 per 1,000
165Somalia0.87 per 1,000
166Tanzania0.84 per 1,000
167DR Congo0.80 per 1,000
168Angola0.75 per 1,000
168Rwanda0.75 per 1,000
168Dominican Republic0.75 per 1,000
171Mozambique0.74 per 1,000
172Morocco0.73 per 1,000
172Cambodia0.73 per 1,000
174Senegal0.71 per 1,000
175Ghana0.69 per 1,000
175Burundi0.69 per 1,000
177Sudan0.66 per 1,000
178Pakistan0.63 per 1,000
179Papua New Guinea0.62 per 1,000
180Nepal0.54 per 1,000
181Honduras0.53 per 1,000
182Nigeria0.50 per 1,000
182Uganda0.50 per 1,000
184Yemen0.46 per 1,000
185Guatemala0.45 per 1,000
186Benin0.43 per 1,000
187Ivory Coast0.40 per 1,000
187Sierra Leone0.40 per 1,000
187Mauritania0.40 per 1,000
190Timor-Leste0.38 per 1,000
191Afghanistan0.35 per 1,000
192Ethiopia0.33 per 1,000
192Togo0.33 per 1,000
194Madagascar0.32 per 1,000
195Guinea0.30 per 1,000
196Niger0.28 per 1,000
197Mali0.25 per 1,000
198Burkina Faso0.20 per 1,000
199Chad0.15 per 1,000

Top 10

The ten highest-ranked countries by hospital beds.

Top ten countries by hospital beds
NameHospital Beds
Monaco21.99
U.S. Virgin Islands18.68
Greenland14.35
South Korea12.81
North Korea12.80
Japan12.59
Belarus9.77
Mongolia8.58
Bulgaria8.20
Germany7.55

By Continent

Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.

Average hospital beds by continent
NameValueShare
Europe4.927.7%
North America3.620.1%
Asia3.218.2%
Oceania2.715.3%
South America2.011.5%
Africa1.37.2%

Average by continent

About This Data

Definition

Inpatient hospital beds per 1,000 people.

Coverage and vintage

199 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is World Bank, 2014.