What is the difference in hospitals between Bulgaria and Latvia?

23.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

41 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 Latvia: Hospitals

Bulgaria

52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Latvia

29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

4th

Latvia rank

5th

Hospitals over time

Bulgaria
Latvia

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Latvia, a difference of 23.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.8 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	28.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	71.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	42.95 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Latvia
1990s	32.98 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	66.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	33.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Latvia
2000s	40.98 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	49.74 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	8.76 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Latvia
2010s	49.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	32.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	16.46 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Bulgaria
2020s	52.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	29.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	22.83 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Bulgaria or Latvia?: Bulgaria, at 52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Bulgaria and Latvia?: 23.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for hospitals?: Bulgaria ranks 4th and Latvia 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.