What is the difference in hospitals between Australia and Japan?

16.68 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Japan ahead.

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

28 years are reported by both, from 1997 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 Japan: Hospitals

Australia

48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

Japan

65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Australia rank

5th

Japan rank

2nd

Hospitals over time

Australia
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Australia, a difference of 16.68 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 5th and Japan ranks 2nd of 35 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	67.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	73.9 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	6.56 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
2000s	64.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	70.69 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	6.25 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
2010s	56.9 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	66.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	9.8 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
2020s	50.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	65.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	14.61 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Australia or Japan?: Japan, at 65.1 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 Japan?: 16.68 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Australia and Japan rank globally for hospitals?: Australia ranks 5th and Japan ranks 2nd 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: 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.