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Hospital beds per 1,000 people: ranking of countries
182 countries ranked by their latest value (2008–2023). Monaco is highest at 22.0; Chad is lowest at 0.1.
World 3.3 (2021)Median country 2.4182 countries
Hospital beds: world and regions, 1994–2023
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth Asia
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 182 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | Hospital beds | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 22.0 | 2014 | |
| 2 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 12.8 | 2022 | |
| 3 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 12.8 | 2018 | |
| 4 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 12.6 | 2022 | |
| 5 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 9.8 | 2023 | |
| 6 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 8.6 | 2023 | |
| 7 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 8.2 | 2023 | |
| 8 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 7.5 | 2023 | |
| 9 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 7.2 | 2022 | |
| 10 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 6.8 | 2023 | |
| 11 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 6.7 | 2022 | |
| 12 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 6.6 | 2022 | |
| 13 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 6.5 | 2022 | |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 6.5 | 2020 | |
| 15 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.4 | 2023 | |
| 16 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 6.1 | 2022 | |
| 17 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 6.0 | 2022 | |
| 18 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.8 | 2022 | |
| 19 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 5.7 | 2022 | |
| 20 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 5.7 | 2022 | |
| 21 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 5.6 | 2023 | |
| 22 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.6 | 2023 | |
| 23 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.6 | 2023 | |
| 24 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 5.5 | 2023 | |
| 25 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 5.4 | 2023 | |
| 26 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 5.0 | 2010 | |
| 27 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.0 | 2023 | |
| 28 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.9 | 2023 | |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.9 | 2023 | |
| 30 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.7 | 2021 | |
| 31 | Maldives | South Asia | 4.6 | 2021 | |
| 32 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 4.4 | 2023 | |
| 33 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 4.3 | 2010 | |
| 34 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.3 | 2023 | |
| 35 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 4.3 | 2022 | |
| 36 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.2 | 2023 | |
| 37 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1 | 2023 | |
| 38 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1 | 2022 | |
| 39 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.1 | 2022 | |
| 40 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.0 | 2023 | |
| 41 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.0 | 2023 | |
| 42 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.0 | 2023 | |
| 43 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.0 | 2023 | |
| 44 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 4.0 | 2023 | |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 3.9 | 2023 | |
| 46 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 3.8 | 2016 | |
| 47 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 3.8 | 2022 | |
| 48 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.8 | 2023 | |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 3.7 | 2023 | |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 3.7 | 2023 | |
| 51 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 3.6 | 2021 | |
| 52 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 3.6 | 2023 | |
| 53 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.5 | 2022 | |
| 54 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 3.5 | 2022 | |
| 55 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.4 | 2023 | |
| 56 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.4 | 2022 | |
| 57 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 3.4 | 2014 | |
| 58 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 3.3 | 2023 | |
| 59 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.2 | 2023 | |
| 60 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 3.2 | 2009 | |
| 61 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.2 | 2022 | |
| 62 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.1 | 2023 | |
| 63 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 3.1 | 2022 | |
| 64 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0 | 2023 | |
| 65 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.0 | 2023 | |
| 66 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0 | 2023 | |
| 67 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9 | 2019 | |
| 68 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 2.9 | 2023 | |
| 69 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 2.9 | 2020 | |
| 70 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.9 | 2022 | |
| 71 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.8 | 2020 | |
| 72 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 2.8 | 2023 | |
| 73 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 2.8 | 2010 | |
| 74 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.7 | 2021 | |
| 75 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.7 | 2009 | |
| 76 | United States | North America | 2.7 | 2022 | |
| 77 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.6 | 2016 | |
| 78 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.6 | 2023 | |
| 79 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.6 | 2022 | |
| 80 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 2.6 | 2008 | |
| 81 | Canada | North America | 2.5 | 2022 | |
| 82 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5 | 2021 | |
| 83 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5 | 2017 | |
| 84 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5 | 2023 | |
| 85 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5 | 2010 | |
| 86 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.4 | 2023 | |
| 87 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 2.4 | 2023 | |
| 88 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 2.4 | 2022 | |
| 89 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 2.4 | 2022 | |
| 90 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.4 | 2023 | |
| 91 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 2.4 | 2023 | |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.4 | 2023 | |
| 93 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.4 | 2022 | |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 2.4 | 2019 | |
| 95 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.3 | 2020 | |
| 96 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.2 | 2010 | |
| 97 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.2 | 2022 | |
| 98 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.2 | 2023 | |
| 99 | Bhutan | South Asia | 2.2 | 2023 | |
| 100 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.2 | 2010 | |
| 101 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 2.1 | 2022 | |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.1 | 2010 | |
| 103 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0 | 2013 | |
| 104 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0 | 2010 | |
| 105 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.0 | 2023 | |
| 106 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.9 | 2011 | |
| 107 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.9 | 2023 | |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.9 | 2014 | |
| 109 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.9 | 2023 | |
| 110 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 1.9 | 2022 | |
| 111 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 1.9 | 2017 | |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.9 | 2022 | |
| 113 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 1.9 | 2016 | |
| 114 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.9 | 2019 | |
| 115 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.8 | 2022 | |
| 116 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.8 | 2023 | |
| 117 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 1.7 | 2008 | |
| 118 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 1.7 | 2023 | |
| 119 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.7 | 2020 | |
| 120 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.6 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.6 | 2017 | |
| 122 | India | South Asia | 1.6 | 2021 | |
| 123 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.6 | 2021 | |
| 124 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.6 | 2023 | |
| 125 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.5 | 2023 | |
| 126 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.4 | 2021 | |
| 127 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.4 | 2023 | |
| 128 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.4 | 2018 | |
| 129 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.4 | 2023 | |
| 130 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.3 | 2019 | |
| 131 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.3 | 2023 | |
| 132 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.3 | 2011 | |
| 133 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.3 | 2022 | |
| 134 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.2 | 2022 | |
| 135 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.2 | 2023 | |
| 136 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.1 | 2022 | |
| 137 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.1 | 2023 | |
| 138 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.1 | 2022 | |
| 139 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 1.1 | 2020 | |
| 140 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.1 | 2021 | |
| 141 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.1 | 2018 | |
| 142 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.0 | 2022 | |
| 143 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0 | 2023 | |
| 144 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.0 | 2022 | |
| 145 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.0 | 2023 | |
| 146 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0 | 2011 | |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0 | 2009 | |
| 148 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.0 | 2023 | |
| 149 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.0 | 2020 | |
| 150 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.0 | 2022 | |
| 151 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 1.0 | 2021 | |
| 152 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 0.9 | 2023 | |
| 153 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.9 | 2019 | |
| 154 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.8 | 2022 | |
| 155 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.8 | 2019 | |
| 156 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.8 | 2023 | |
| 157 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.8 | 2023 | |
| 158 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.7 | 2021 | |
| 159 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.7 | 2018 | |
| 160 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.7 | 2023 | |
| 161 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.7 | 2019 | |
| 162 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.7 | 2014 | |
| 163 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.7 | 2015 | |
| 164 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.7 | 2021 | |
| 165 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.6 | 2020 | |
| 166 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 0.6 | 2023 | |
| 167 | Nepal | South Asia | 0.5 | 2023 | |
| 168 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.5 | 2023 | |
| 169 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.5 | 2010 | |
| 170 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.5 | 2023 | |
| 171 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.5 | 2023 | |
| 172 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.4 | 2021 | |
| 173 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 0.4 | 2023 | |
| 174 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.3 | 2023 | |
| 175 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.3 | 2016 | |
| 176 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.3 | 2022 | |
| 177 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.3 | 2014 | |
| 178 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.3 | 2011 | |
| 179 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.3 | 2020 | |
| 180 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.2 | 2018 | |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.2 | 2020 | |
| 182 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.1 | 2020 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)