What is the difference in hospitals between Australia and Netherlands?

8.18 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Australia ahead.

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

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 Netherlands: Hospitals

Australia

48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

Netherlands

40.24 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Australia rank

5th

Netherlands rank

2nd

Hospitals over time

Australia
Netherlands

How they compare

Australia currently reports 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 40.24 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Netherlands, a difference of 8.18 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	67.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	13.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	53.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia
2000s	64.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	13.45 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	50.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia
2010s	56.9 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	30.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	26.8 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia
2020s	50.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	39.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	11.03 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Australia or Netherlands?: Australia, at 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 40.24 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in hospitals between Australia and Netherlands?: 8.18 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for hospitals?: Australia ranks 5th and Netherlands 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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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.