What is the difference in hospitals between France and Latvia?

13.65 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latvia?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

France vs Latvia: Hospitals

France

43.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Latvia

29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

France rank

6th

Latvia rank

5th

Hospitals over time

France
Latvia

How they compare

France currently reports 43.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Latvia, a difference of 13.65 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes France's figure about 1.5 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.

France ranks 6th and Latvia ranks 5th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	46.97 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	49.74 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	2.77 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Latvia
2010s	44.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	32.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	11.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	France
2020s	43.62 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	29.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	13.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, France or Latvia?: France, at 43.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between France and Latvia?: 13.65 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latvia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do France and Latvia rank globally for hospitals?: France ranks 6th and Latvia ranks 5th 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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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.