Hungary vs Spain: Health care - Regions — Practising nurses
Health care - Regions — Practising nurses over time
- Hungary
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 5.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Hungary, a difference of 0.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 20th and Spain ranks 19th of 25 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.7633 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Hungary |
| 2020s | 5.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.296 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health care - regions — practising nurses, Hungary or Spain?
- Spain, at 5.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 5.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health care - regions — practising nurses between Hungary and Spain?
- 0.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Spain?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Spain rank globally for health care - regions — practising nurses?
- Hungary ranks 20th and Spain ranks 19th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Health care - Regions — Practising nurses. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on healthcare resources in large regions (TL2), and small regions (TL3) when data is available. Indicators include doctor, practising nurses, hospital beds and hospital discharges. Data definition and source Doctors (physicians) are usually generalists who assume responsibility for the provision of continuing care to individuals and families, or specialists such as paediatricians, obstetricians/gynaecologists, psychiatrists, medical specialists and surgical specialists. Practising nurses provide services directly to patients, it includes: professional nurses, associate professional nurses, foreign nurses licensed to practice and actively practising in the country. It excludes midwives unless they work most of the time as nurses. Hospital beds are all hospital beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. They include beds in all hospitals, including general hospitals, mental health and substance abuse hospitals, and other specialty hospitals; occupied and unoccupied beds. The three indicators above are measured per 1 000 inhabitants. Hospital discharge is the formal release of a patient from a hospital, here for all causes of diseases (A00-Z99) and all hospitals. It includes discharges from all hospitals, including general hospitals (HP.1.1), mental health hospitals (HP.1.2), and other specialised hospitals (HP.1.3) ; Deaths in hospital ; Transfers to another hospital ; Discharges of healthy newborns. This indicator is measured per 100 000 inhabitants. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_hlth) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.