Croatia vs Korea: Hospital beds by function of healthcare

Croatia
5.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Korea
12.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2025
Croatia rank
3rd
Korea rank
1st

Hospital beds by function of healthcare over time

  • Croatia
  • Korea
2.557.51012.5199020072025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 12.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 5.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Croatia, a difference of 7 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Korea's figure about 2.3 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 4 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 6.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants Croatia
2000s 5.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants 6 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.237 Per 1 000 inhabitants Korea
2010s 5.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants 11.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants Korea
2020s 5.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants 12.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants 6.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospital beds by function of healthcare, Croatia or Korea?
Korea, at 12.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 5.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in hospital beds by function of healthcare between Croatia and Korea?
7 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Korea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Korea rank globally for hospital beds by function of healthcare?
Croatia ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 4 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Hospital beds by function of healthcare. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Hospital beds by function of healthcare
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
55 places, 1,821 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides data on the number of total hospitals beds by function of healthcare and by type of care (ie. somatic or psychiatric care). Total hospital beds are all hospital (HP.1) beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. They are the sum of the following categories: Curative care (acute care) beds in hospitals Rehabilitative care beds in hospitals Long-term care beds in hospitals All other beds in hospitals not elsewhere classified Bed numbers according to these functional categories are also broken down between: Somatic care beds in hospitals Psychiatric care beds in hospitals Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.