Australia vs Bulgaria: Hospitals

Australia
48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2025
Bulgaria
52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
Bulgaria rank
4th

Hospitals over time

  • Australia
  • Bulgaria
0204060198020022025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Australia, a difference of 4.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 5th and Bulgaria ranks 4th of 35 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1990s 67.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 34.06 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 33.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Australia
2000s 64.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 40.98 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 23.47 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Australia
2010s 56.9 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 49.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 7.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Australia
2020s 50.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 52.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 1.97 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Australia or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Australia and Bulgaria?
4.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bulgaria?
28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Australia and Bulgaria rank globally for hospitals?
Australia ranks 5th and Bulgaria ranks 4th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Hospitals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Hospitals
Unit
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,575 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides data on the number of hospitals by sector: Publicly owned hospitals Not-for-profit privately owned hospitals For-profit privately owned hospitals General hospitals Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.