What is the difference in hospitals between Greece and Portugal?

3.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Greece ahead.

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

40 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 Portugal: Hospitals

Greece

25.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Portugal

22.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Greece rank

17th

Portugal rank

19th

Hospitals over time

Greece
Portugal

How they compare

Greece currently reports 25.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 22.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Portugal, a difference of 3.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 19th of 35 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	46.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	23.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	23.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Greece
1990s	34.46 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	21.56 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	12.9 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Greece
2000s	29.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	21.23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	8.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Greece
2010s	26.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	21.88 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	4.65 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Greece
2020s	25.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	23.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	2.5 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Greece or Portugal?: Greece, at 25.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 22.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Greece and Portugal?: 3.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for hospitals?: Greece ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 19th 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.