What is the difference in hospitals between Finland and Germany?

2.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Finland ahead.

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

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.

Finland vs Germany: Hospitals

Finland

36.83 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Germany

34.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Finland rank

8th

Germany rank

9th

Hospitals over time

Finland
Germany

How they compare

Finland currently reports 36.83 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 34.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Germany, a difference of 2.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 8th and Germany ranks 9th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	76.91 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	44.77 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	32.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Finland
2000s	68.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	41.96 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	26.43 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Finland
2010s	47.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	38.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	8.93 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Finland
2020s	37.74 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	35.62 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	2.12 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Finland or Germany?: Finland, at 36.83 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 34.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Finland and Germany?: 2.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Finland and Germany rank globally for hospitals?: Finland ranks 8th and Germany ranks 9th of 35 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.