What is the difference in hospitals between Belgium and Ireland?

2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Belgium vs Ireland: Hospitals

Belgium

13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

Ireland

15.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

Belgium rank

32nd

Ireland rank

29th

Hospitals over time

Belgium
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 15.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Belgium, a difference of 2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 29th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	30.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	52.25 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	21.61 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Ireland
2000s	20.36 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	41.74 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	21.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Ireland
2010s	16.22 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	19.21 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	2.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Ireland
2020s	13.88 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	16.26 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	2.38 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Belgium or Ireland?: Ireland, at 15.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in hospitals between Belgium and Ireland?: 2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for hospitals?: Belgium ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 29th 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.