Australia vs Sri Lanka: Hospital beds per 1,000 people
Australia
3.82 per 1,000 people
in 2016
Sri Lanka
3.93 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
44th
Sri Lanka rank
43rd
Hospital beds per 1,000 people over time
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 3.93 per 1,000 people against 3.82 per 1,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 people.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 179 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2 per 1,000 people | 3.14 per 1,000 people | 8.06 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 11.8 per 1,000 people | 3.18 per 1,000 people | 8.62 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 11.43 per 1,000 people | 2.76 per 1,000 people | 8.67 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 5.7 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.9 per 1,000 people | 3.1 per 1,000 people | 0.8067 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.76 per 1,000 people | 3.63 per 1,000 people | 0.1371 per 1,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital beds per 1,000 people, Australia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 3.93 per 1,000 people against 3.82 per 1,000 people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital beds per 1,000 people between Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.11 per 1,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2016.
- How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for hospital beds per 1,000 people?
- Australia ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO) data, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, 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.