What is the difference in hospitals between Japan and Latvia?

35.68 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Japan ahead.

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

40 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.

Japan vs Latvia: Hospitals

Japan

65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Latvia

29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Japan rank

2nd

Latvia rank

5th

Hospitals over time

Japan
Latvia

How they compare

Japan currently reports 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Latvia, a difference of 35.68 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.2 times Latvia's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 2nd and Latvia ranks 5th of 35 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	80.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	70.56 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	10.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
1990s	77.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	66.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	11.16 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
2000s	70.69 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	49.74 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	20.96 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
2010s	66.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	32.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	34.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
2020s	65.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	29.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	35.47 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Japan or Latvia?: Japan, at 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Japan and Latvia?: 35.68 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for hospitals?: Japan ranks 2nd and Latvia ranks 5th 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.