Mauritania vs Yemen: Hospital beds per 1,000 people
Mauritania
0.4 per 1,000 people
in 2006
Yemen
0.46 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania rank
167th
Yemen rank
164th
Hospital beds per 1,000 people over time
- Mauritania
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.46 per 1,000 people against 0.4 per 1,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 167th and Yemen ranks 164th of 179 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2048 per 1,000 people | 0.4545 per 1,000 people | 0.2497 per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.3441 per 1,000 people | 0.8376 per 1,000 people | 0.4935 per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.6654 per 1,000 people | 0.8362 per 1,000 people | 0.1708 per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 0.61 per 1,000 people | 0.21 per 1,000 people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital beds per 1,000 people, Mauritania or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.46 per 1,000 people against 0.4 per 1,000 people in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital beds per 1,000 people between Mauritania and Yemen?
- 0.06 per 1,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2006.
- How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for hospital beds per 1,000 people?
- Mauritania ranks 167th and Yemen ranks 164th 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.