What is the difference in hospitals between Iceland and Malta?

1.23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Iceland ahead.

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Iceland vs Malta: Hospitals

Iceland

20.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

Malta

19.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Iceland rank

20th

Malta rank

21st

Hospitals over time

Iceland
Malta

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 20.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 19.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Malta, a difference of 1.23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 20th and Malta ranks 21st of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	89.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	19.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	70.02 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Iceland
2000s	56.49 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	33.49 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Iceland
2010s	24.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	19.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	4.86 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Iceland
2020s	21.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	17.48 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	3.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Iceland or Malta?: Iceland, at 20.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 19.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in hospitals between Iceland and Malta?: 1.23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for hospitals?: Iceland ranks 20th and Malta ranks 21st 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.