Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
Compare hospital beds (per 1,000 people) across 73 countries using the latest fixed-year World Bank WDI observations for 2023.
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Key Insights
- •73 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
- •Belarus has the highest published value (9.77 per 1,000 people).
- •Afghanistan has the lowest published value (0.35 per 1,000 people).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.1per 1,000 people)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.
Values use one fixed 2023 reference year from World Development Indicators series SH.MED.BEDS.ZS. MapTheory excludes aggregates, missing/non-finite values, and geographies without an ISO 3166-1 numeric mapping; it does not interpolate missing countries.
Methodology
Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 9.8per 1,000 people |
| 2 | Mongolia | 8.6per 1,000 people |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 8.2per 1,000 people |
| 4 | Germany | 7.6per 1,000 people |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 6.8per 1,000 people |
| 6 | Barbados | 6.4per 1,000 people |
| 7 | People's Republic of China | 5.6per 1,000 people |
| 8 | Croatia | 5.6per 1,000 people |
| 9 | Slovakia | 5.6per 1,000 people |
| 10 | Moldova, Republic of | 5.5per 1,000 people |
| 11 | Belgium | 5.4per 1,000 people |
| 12 | Latvia | 5.0per 1,000 people |
| 13 | Haiti | 4.9per 1,000 people |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 4.9per 1,000 people |
| 15 | Switzerland | 4.4per 1,000 people |
| 16 | Cuba | 4.3per 1,000 people |
| 17 | Armenia | 4.2per 1,000 people |
| 18 | Estonia | 4.1per 1,000 people |
| 19 | Georgia | 4.0per 1,000 people |
| 20 | Tajikistan | 4.0per 1,000 people |
| 21 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.0per 1,000 people |
| 22 | Dominica | 4.0per 1,000 people |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 4.0per 1,000 people |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 3.9per 1,000 people |
| 25 | Mauritius | 3.8per 1,000 people |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.7per 1,000 people |
| 27 | Azerbaijan | 3.7per 1,000 people |
| 28 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.6per 1,000 people |
| 29 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.4per 1,000 people |
| 30 | Norway | 3.3per 1,000 people |
| 31 | Guyana | 3.2per 1,000 people |
| 32 | Israel | 3.1per 1,000 people |
| 33 | Türkiye | 3.1per 1,000 people |
| 34 | Grenada | 3.0per 1,000 people |
| 35 | Ireland | 3.0per 1,000 people |
| 36 | Spain | 2.9per 1,000 people |
| 37 | Singapore | 2.8per 1,000 people |
| 38 | Seychelles | 2.6per 1,000 people |
| 39 | New Zealand | 2.5per 1,000 people |
| 40 | Uruguay | 2.4per 1,000 people |
| 41 | Denmark | 2.4per 1,000 people |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 2.4per 1,000 people |
| 43 | Thailand | 2.4per 1,000 people |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.4per 1,000 people |
| 45 | Bahamas | 2.2per 1,000 people |
| 46 | Bhutan | 2.2per 1,000 people |
| 47 | Malaysia | 2.0per 1,000 people |
| 48 | Panama | 2.0per 1,000 people |
| 49 | Chile | 1.9per 1,000 people |
| 50 | Tunisia | 1.8per 1,000 people |
| 51 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.7per 1,000 people |
| 52 | Jamaica | 1.7per 1,000 people |
| 53 | Peru | 1.6per 1,000 people |
| 54 | Bolivia | 1.5per 1,000 people |
| 55 | Jordan | 1.4per 1,000 people |
| 56 | Indonesia | 1.4per 1,000 people |
| 57 | Ecuador | 1.3per 1,000 people |
| 58 | El Salvador | 1.2per 1,000 people |
| 59 | Republic of The Gambia | 1.1per 1,000 people |
| 60 | Eritrea | 1.0per 1,000 people |
| 61 | Belize | 1.0per 1,000 people |
| 62 | Oman | 1.0per 1,000 people |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 0.9per 1,000 people |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 0.8per 1,000 people |
| 65 | Rwanda | 0.8per 1,000 people |
| 66 | Morocco | 0.7per 1,000 people |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 0.6per 1,000 people |
| 68 | Nepal | 0.5per 1,000 people |
| 69 | Honduras | 0.5per 1,000 people |
| 70 | Yemen | 0.5per 1,000 people |
| 71 | Guatemala | 0.5per 1,000 people |
| 72 | Timor-Leste | 0.4per 1,000 people |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 0.4per 1,000 people |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).
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