What is the difference in hospitals between Iceland and Portugal?

2.06 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Portugal ahead.

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

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.

Iceland vs Portugal: Hospitals

Iceland

20.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

Portugal

22.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Iceland rank

20th

Portugal rank

19th

Hospitals over time

Iceland
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 22.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 20.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Iceland, a difference of 2.06 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 19th of 35 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	101.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	23.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	78.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Iceland
1990s	91.76 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	21.56 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	70.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Iceland
2000s	56.49 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	21.26 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	35.23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Iceland
2010s	24.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	21.88 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	2.49 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Iceland
2020s	21.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	23.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	1.87 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Iceland or Portugal?: Portugal, at 22.63 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 Iceland and Portugal?: 2.06 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for hospitals?: Iceland ranks 20th 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.