Bahamas vs Kuwait: Hospital beds per 1,000 people
Bahamas
2.17 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kuwait
2.33 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Bahamas rank
93rd
Kuwait rank
90th
Hospital beds per 1,000 people over time
- Bahamas
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.33 per 1,000 people against 2.17 per 1,000 people in Bahamas, a difference of 0.16 per 1,000 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bahamas ranks 93rd and Kuwait ranks 90th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.73 per 1,000 people | 6.8 per 1,000 people | 1.07 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 5.09 per 1,000 people | 4.83 per 1,000 people | 0.2589 per 1,000 people | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 4.4 per 1,000 people | 4.14 per 1,000 people | 0.2601 per 1,000 people | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 3.14 per 1,000 people | 2.37 per 1,000 people | 0.765 per 1,000 people | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 2.85 per 1,000 people | 2.25 per 1,000 people | 0.6033 per 1,000 people | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 2.76 per 1,000 people | 2.33 per 1,000 people | 0.43 per 1,000 people | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital beds per 1,000 people, Bahamas or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 2.33 per 1,000 people against 2.17 per 1,000 people in Bahamas as of 2020.
- What is the difference in hospital beds per 1,000 people between Bahamas and Kuwait?
- 0.16 per 1,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Kuwait?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Bahamas and Kuwait rank globally for hospital beds per 1,000 people?
- Bahamas ranks 93rd and Kuwait ranks 90th 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.
Individual pages
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.