What is the difference in hospitals between Belgium and Sweden?

4.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Belgium ahead.

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

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2003.

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 Sweden: Hospitals

Belgium

13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

Sweden

9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2003

Belgium rank

32nd

Sweden rank

33rd

Hospitals over time

Belgium
Sweden

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Sweden, a difference of 4.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times Sweden's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd of 35 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	30.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	12.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	18.11 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Belgium
2000s	21.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	9.17 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	12.16 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Belgium or Sweden?: Belgium, at 13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in hospitals between Belgium and Sweden?: 4.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2003.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for hospitals?: Belgium ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd 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.