What is the difference in hospitals between Bulgaria and Türkiye?

34.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

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 Türkiye: Hospitals

Bulgaria

52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Türkiye

18.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

4th

Türkiye rank

6th

Hospitals over time

Bulgaria
Türkiye

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 18.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Türkiye, a difference of 34.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.9 times Türkiye's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 6th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1980s	28.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	15.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	12.17 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Bulgaria
1990s	32.98 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	16.61 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	16.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Bulgaria
2000s	40.98 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	18.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	22.84 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Bulgaria
2010s	49.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	19.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	29.72 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Bulgaria
2020s	52.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	18.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	34.3 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Bulgaria or Türkiye?: Bulgaria, at 52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 18.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Bulgaria and Türkiye?: 34.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Türkiye?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Türkiye rank globally for hospitals?: Bulgaria ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 6th 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.