What is the difference in hospitals between Croatia and Estonia?

2.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia 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.

Croatia vs Estonia: Hospitals

Croatia

17.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Estonia

20.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Croatia rank

4th

Estonia rank

5th

Hospitals over time

Croatia
Estonia

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 20.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 17.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Croatia, a difference of 2.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.2 times Croatia's.

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

Croatia ranks 4th and Estonia ranks 5th of 4 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	23.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	85.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	62.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Estonia
1990s	19.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	66.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	47.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Estonia
2000s	17.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	41.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	23.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Estonia
2010s	15.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	28.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	13.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Estonia
2020s	17.55 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	20.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	3.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Croatia or Estonia?: Estonia, at 20.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 17.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Croatia and Estonia?: 2.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Estonia?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Estonia rank globally for hospitals?: Croatia ranks 4th and Estonia ranks 5th of 4 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.