France vs Poland: Hospital beds per 1,000 people
France
5.65 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Poland
6.04 per 1,000 people
in 2022
France rank
19th
Poland rank
16th
Hospital beds per 1,000 people over time
- France
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 6.04 per 1,000 people against 5.65 per 1,000 people in France, a difference of 0.39 per 1,000 people.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.
France ranks 19th and Poland ranks 16th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.8 per 1,000 people | 5.65 per 1,000 people | 5.15 per 1,000 people | France |
| 1990s | 9.01 per 1,000 people | 5.5 per 1,000 people | 3.51 per 1,000 people | France |
| 2000s | 7.29 per 1,000 people | 6.59 per 1,000 people | 0.6986 per 1,000 people | France |
| 2010s | 6.29 per 1,000 people | 6.53 per 1,000 people | 0.241 per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 5.76 per 1,000 people | 6.14 per 1,000 people | 0.3767 per 1,000 people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital beds per 1,000 people, France or Poland?
- Poland, at 6.04 per 1,000 people against 5.65 per 1,000 people in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in hospital beds per 1,000 people between France and Poland?
- 0.39 per 1,000 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do France and Poland rank globally for hospital beds per 1,000 people?
- France ranks 19th and Poland ranks 16th 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.