What is the difference in hospitals between Israel and Sweden?

0.22 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sweden?

16 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2003.

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.

Israel vs Sweden: Hospitals

Israel

8.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

Sweden

9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2003

Israel rank

34th

Sweden rank

33rd

Hospitals over time

Israel
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 8.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Israel, a difference of 0.22 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 35 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	18.3 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	14.41 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	3.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Israel
1990s	16.29 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	12.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	3.75 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Israel
2000s	13.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	9.17 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	4.41 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Israel or Sweden?: Sweden, at 9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 8.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Israel as of 2003.
What is the difference in hospitals between Israel and Sweden?: 0.22 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sweden?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2003.
How do Israel and Sweden rank globally for hospitals?: Israel ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 33rd 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.