Costa Rica vs Sweden: Hospitals

Costa Rica
7.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2025
Sweden
9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2003
Costa Rica rank
35th
Sweden rank
33rd

Hospitals over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
051015198020022025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 7.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.05 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sweden ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 9.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 10.17 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 1.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Sweden
2000s 8.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 9.17 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 0.255 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Sweden, at 9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 7.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Costa Rica as of 2003.
What is the difference in hospitals between Costa Rica and Sweden?
1.05 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
7 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2003.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for hospitals?
Costa Rica ranks 35th 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

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.