Netherlands vs Sweden: Health care - Regions — Practising nurses

Netherlands
10.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2020
Sweden
11 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2023
Netherlands rank
10th
Sweden rank
8th

Health care - Regions — Practising nurses over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 11 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 10.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Netherlands, a difference of 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 25 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sweden Difference Ahead
2010s 10.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.1171 Per 1 000 inhabitants Sweden
2020s 10.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health care - regions — practising nurses, Netherlands or Sweden?
Sweden, at 11 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 10.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in health care - regions — practising nurses between Netherlands and Sweden?
0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for health care - regions — practising nurses?
Netherlands ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th 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

Indicator
Health care - Regions — Practising nurses
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
27 places, 416 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

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.