What is the difference in hospitals between Australia and Poland?

14.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Australia ahead.

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

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 Poland: Hospitals

Australia

48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

Poland

34.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Australia rank

5th

Poland rank

4th

Hospitals over time

Australia
Poland

How they compare

Australia currently reports 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 34.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Poland, a difference of 14.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Poland's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	67.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	19.85 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	47.49 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia
2000s	64.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	22.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	41.91 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia
2010s	56.9 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	29.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	27.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia
2020s	50.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	33.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	17.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Australia or Poland?: Australia, at 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 34.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in hospitals between Australia and Poland?: 14.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Australia and Poland rank globally for hospitals?: Australia ranks 5th and Poland 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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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.