What is the difference in hospitals between Australia and Mexico?

9.95 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Australia ahead.

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

29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.

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 Mexico: Hospitals

Australia

48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

Mexico

38.47 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

Australia rank

5th

Mexico rank

7th

Hospitals over time

Australia
Mexico

How they compare

Australia currently reports 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 38.47 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Mexico, a difference of 9.95 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

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

Across all 29 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 7th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	67.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	40.26 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	27.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia
2000s	64.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	39.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	24.87 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia
2010s	56.9 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	37.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	19.86 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia
2020s	50.29 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	38.62 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	11.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Australia or Mexico?: Australia, at 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 38.47 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in hospitals between Australia and Mexico?: 9.95 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for hospitals?: Australia ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 7th 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.