What is the difference in hospitals between Greece and Iceland?

5.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iceland?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 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.

Greece vs Iceland: Hospitals

Greece

25.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Iceland

20.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

Greece rank

17th

Iceland rank

20th

Hospitals over time

Greece
Iceland

How they compare

Greece currently reports 25.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 20.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Iceland, a difference of 5.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iceland ahead.

Greece ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 20th of 35 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	46.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	101.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	54.88 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Iceland
1990s	34.46 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	91.76 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	57.3 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Iceland
2000s	29.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	56.49 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	27.05 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Iceland
2010s	26.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	24.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	2.16 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Greece
2020s	25.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	21.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	4.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Greece or Iceland?: Greece, at 25.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 20.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Greece and Iceland?: 5.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iceland?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Greece and Iceland rank globally for hospitals?: Greece ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 20th 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.