What is the difference in hospitals between Australia and France?

5.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Australia vs France: Hospitals

Australia

48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

France

43.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Australia rank

5th

France rank

6th

Hospitals over time

Australia
France

How they compare

Australia currently reports 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 43.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in France, a difference of 5.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 5th and France ranks 6th of 35 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	France	Difference	Ahead
2000s	64.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	46.97 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	17.47 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia
2010s	56.9 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	44.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	12.33 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia
2020s	50.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	43.62 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	7.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Australia or France?: Australia, at 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 43.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in hospitals between Australia and France?: 5.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and France rank globally for hospitals?: Australia ranks 5th and France ranks 6th 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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About this data

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: 19 August 2026

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.