What is the difference in hospitals between Bulgaria and Netherlands?

12.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

38 years are reported by both, from 1987 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 Netherlands: Hospitals

Bulgaria

52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Netherlands

40.24 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

4th

Netherlands rank

2nd

Hospitals over time

Bulgaria
Netherlands

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 40.24 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Netherlands, a difference of 12.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 35 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	28.48 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	18.19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	10.29 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Bulgaria
1990s	32.98 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	15.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	17.91 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Bulgaria
2000s	40.98 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	13.45 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	27.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Bulgaria
2010s	49.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	30.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Bulgaria
2020s	52.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	39.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	13.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Bulgaria or Netherlands?: Bulgaria, at 52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 40.24 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Bulgaria and Netherlands?: 12.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for hospitals?: Bulgaria ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 2nd 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.