What is the difference in hospitals between Japan and Netherlands?

24.86 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Japan ahead.

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

38 years are reported by both, from 1987 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 Netherlands: Hospitals

Japan

65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Netherlands

40.24 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Japan rank

2nd

Netherlands rank

2nd

Hospitals over time

Japan
Netherlands

How they compare

Japan currently reports 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 40.24 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Netherlands, a difference of 24.86 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Netherlands's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	81.36 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	18.19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	63.17 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
1990s	77.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	15.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	62.21 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
2000s	70.69 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	13.45 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	57.25 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
2010s	66.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	30.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	36.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan
2020s	65.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	39.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	25.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Japan or Netherlands?: Japan, at 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 40.24 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Japan and Netherlands?: 24.86 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for hospitals?: Japan ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 2nd 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.