Nepal vs Sudan: Hospital beds per 1,000 people
Nepal
0.54 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sudan
0.66 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Nepal rank
160th
Sudan rank
157th
Hospital beds per 1,000 people over time
- Nepal
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.66 per 1,000 people against 0.54 per 1,000 people in Nepal, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 160th and Sudan ranks 157th of 179 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1158 per 1,000 people | 1.01 per 1,000 people | 0.8907 per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.1365 per 1,000 people | 1.02 per 1,000 people | 0.8814 per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.1756 per 1,000 people | 0.8907 per 1,000 people | 0.7151 per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.2436 per 1,000 people | 1.09 per 1,000 people | 0.8444 per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.2356 per 1,000 people | 0.7278 per 1,000 people | 0.4922 per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.27 per 1,000 people | 0.74 per 1,000 people | 0.47 per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.335 per 1,000 people | 0.66 per 1,000 people | 0.325 per 1,000 people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital beds per 1,000 people, Nepal or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.66 per 1,000 people against 0.54 per 1,000 people in Nepal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in hospital beds per 1,000 people between Nepal and Sudan?
- 0.12 per 1,000 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sudan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Nepal and Sudan rank globally for hospital beds per 1,000 people?
- Nepal ranks 160th and Sudan ranks 157th 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.