What is the difference in hospitals between Croatia and Japan?

47.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?

41 years are reported by both, from 1984 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 Japan: Hospitals

Croatia

17.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Japan

65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Croatia rank

4th

Japan rank

2nd

Hospitals over time

Croatia
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 17.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Croatia, a difference of 47.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.7 times Croatia's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 4th and Japan ranks 2nd of 4 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	23.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	80.46 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	57.33 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
1990s	19.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	77.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	58.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
2000s	17.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	70.69 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	52.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
2010s	15.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	66.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	51.17 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
2020s	17.55 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	65.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	47.72 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Croatia or Japan?: Japan, at 65.1 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 Japan?: 47.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Japan rank globally for hospitals?: Croatia ranks 4th and Japan ranks 2nd 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.