What is the difference in hospitals between Estonia and Finland?

16.43 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?

31 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

Estonia vs Finland: Hospitals

Estonia

20.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Finland

36.83 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Estonia rank

8th

Finland rank

8th

Hospitals over time

Estonia
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 36.83 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 20.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Estonia, a difference of 16.43 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.8 times Estonia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 8th and Finland ranks 8th of 10 regions.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	59.26 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	76.91 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	17.65 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Finland
2000s	41.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	68.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	27.19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Finland
2010s	28.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	47.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	18.85 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Finland
2020s	20.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	37.74 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	17.15 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Estonia or Finland?: Finland, at 36.83 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 20.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Estonia and Finland?: 16.43 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for hospitals?: Estonia ranks 8th and Finland ranks 8th of 10 regions.
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.