What is the difference in hospitals between Estonia and Germany?

14.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Germany ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1991 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 Germany: Hospitals

Estonia

20.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Germany

34.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Estonia rank

8th

Germany rank

9th

Hospitals over time

Estonia
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 34.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 20.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Estonia, a difference of 14.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.7 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 8th and Germany ranks 9th of 10 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	65.15 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	44.71 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	20.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Estonia
2000s	41.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	41.96 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	0.761 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Germany
2010s	28.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	38.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	9.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Germany
2020s	20.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	35.62 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	15.03 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Estonia or Germany?: Germany, at 34.82 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 Germany?: 14.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Germany?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Germany rank globally for hospitals?: Estonia ranks 8th and Germany ranks 9th 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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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.