What is the difference in hospitals between Croatia and Serbia?

14.46 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Serbia ahead.

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

19 years are reported by both, from 2006 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 Serbia: Hospitals

Croatia

17.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Serbia

32.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Croatia rank

9th

Serbia rank

12th

Hospitals over time

Croatia
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 32.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 17.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Croatia, a difference of 14.46 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.8 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 9th and Serbia ranks 12th of 10 groups.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17.45 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	18.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	0.9825 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Serbia
2010s	15.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	22.48 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	6.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Serbia
2020s	17.55 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	29.83 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	12.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Croatia or Serbia?: Serbia, at 32.04 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 Serbia?: 14.46 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Serbia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Serbia rank globally for hospitals?: Croatia ranks 9th and Serbia ranks 12th of 10 groups.
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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About this data

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.