What is the difference in hospitals between Japan and Korea?

16.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Japan vs Korea: Hospitals

Japan

65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Korea

81.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Japan rank

2nd

Korea rank

1st

Hospitals over time

Japan
Korea

How they compare

Korea currently reports 81.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Japan, a difference of 16.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 1st of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	70.69 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	36.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	34.69 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
2010s	66.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	70 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	3.3 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Korea
2020s	65.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	81.18 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	15.9 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Japan or Korea?: Korea, at 81.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Japan and Korea?: 16.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for hospitals?: Japan ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 1st 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.