Bulgaria vs Euro area: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
Bulgaria
8.2 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Euro area
5 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
6th
Euro area rank
8th
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) over time
- Bulgaria
- Euro area
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 8.2 per 1,000 people against 5 per 1,000 people in Euro area, a difference of 3.2 per 1,000 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.6 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Euro area ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 6th and Euro area ranks 8th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Euro area in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.98 per 1,000 people | 9.46 per 1,000 people | 0.476 per 1,000 people | Euro area |
| 1990s | 9.75 per 1,000 people | 7.62 per 1,000 people | 2.13 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 6.61 per 1,000 people | 6.18 per 1,000 people | 0.4323 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.08 per 1,000 people | 5.39 per 1,000 people | 1.69 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 7.92 per 1,000 people | 5.07 per 1,000 people | 2.85 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital beds, Bulgaria or Euro area?
- Bulgaria, at 8.2 per 1,000 people against 5 per 1,000 people in Euro area as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital beds between Bulgaria and Euro area?
- 3.2 per 1,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Euro area?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Euro area rank globally for hospital beds?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th and Euro area ranks 8th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Hospital beds (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.