Cuba vs Maldives: Hospital beds per 1,000 people
Cuba
4.33 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Maldives
4.56 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Cuba rank
32nd
Maldives rank
30th
Hospital beds per 1,000 people over time
- Cuba
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4.56 per 1,000 people against 4.33 per 1,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 0.23 per 1,000 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 32nd and Maldives ranks 30th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.42 per 1,000 people | 0.7628 per 1,000 people | 4.66 per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 4.9 per 1,000 people | 2.75 per 1,000 people | 2.15 per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 4.16 per 1,000 people | 5.23 per 1,000 people | 1.07 per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.25 per 1,000 people | 4.8 per 1,000 people | 0.55 per 1,000 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital beds per 1,000 people, Cuba or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 4.56 per 1,000 people against 4.33 per 1,000 people in Cuba as of 2021.
- What is the difference in hospital beds per 1,000 people between Cuba and Maldives?
- 0.23 per 1,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Maldives?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Maldives rank globally for hospital beds per 1,000 people?
- Cuba ranks 32nd and Maldives ranks 30th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO) data, via World Bank (2026) – 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.