What is the difference in hospitals between Bulgaria and Estonia?

32.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 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.

Bulgaria vs Estonia: Hospitals

Bulgaria

52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Estonia

20.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

4th

Estonia rank

5th

Hospitals over time

Bulgaria
Estonia

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 20.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Estonia, a difference of 32.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.6 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Estonia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 4th and Estonia ranks 5th of 35 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	28.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	85.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	57.33 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Estonia
1990s	32.98 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	66.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	33.62 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Estonia
2000s	40.98 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	41.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	0.22 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Estonia
2010s	49.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	28.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	20.43 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Bulgaria
2020s	52.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	20.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	32.05 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Bulgaria or Estonia?: Bulgaria, at 52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 20.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Bulgaria and Estonia?: 32.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for hospitals?: Bulgaria ranks 4th and Estonia ranks 5th 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.