Italy vs Malta: Hospitals

Italy
17.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Malta
19.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Italy rank
24th
Malta rank
21st

Hospitals over time

  • Italy
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 19.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 17.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Italy, a difference of 1.45 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 24th and Malta ranks 21st of 35 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 26.87 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 19.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 7.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Italy
2000s 22.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 22.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 0.788 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Malta
2010s 18.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 19.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 0.849 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Malta
2020s 17.93 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 17.48 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 0.45 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Italy or Malta?
Malta, at 19.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 17.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Italy and Malta?
1.45 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Italy and Malta rank globally for hospitals?
Italy ranks 24th 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

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.