What is the difference in hospitals between Italy and United States?

0.43 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Italy vs United States: Hospitals

Italy

17.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

United States

18.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2022

Italy rank

24th

United States rank

22nd

Hospitals over time

Italy
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 18.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 17.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Italy, a difference of 0.43 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 24th and United States ranks 22nd of 35 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28.02 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	23.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	4.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Italy
2000s	22.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	19.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	2.5 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Italy
2010s	18.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	18.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	0.536 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Italy
2020s	17.93 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	18.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	0.4567 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Italy or United States?: United States, at 18.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 17.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in hospitals between Italy and United States?: 0.43 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Italy and United States rank globally for hospitals?: Italy ranks 24th and United States ranks 22nd 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.