Estonia vs Latvia: Hospitals

Estonia
20.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Latvia
29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Estonia rank
5th
Latvia rank
3rd

Hospitals over time

  • Estonia
  • Latvia
20406080100198020022024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 20.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Estonia, a difference of 9.02 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.4 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 5th and Latvia ranks 3rd of 7 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Latvia Difference Ahead
1980s 83.03 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 71.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 11.96 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Estonia
1990s 66.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 66.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 0.474 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Estonia
2000s 41.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 49.74 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 8.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Latvia
2010s 28.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 32.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 3.97 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Latvia
2020s 20.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 29.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 9.22 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Estonia or Latvia?
Latvia, at 29.42 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 Latvia?
9.02 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for hospitals?
Estonia ranks 5th and Latvia ranks 3rd of 7 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

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