What is the difference in hospitals between Korea and Latvia?

52.12 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Korea ahead.

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

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.

Korea vs Latvia: Hospitals

Korea

81.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Latvia

29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Korea rank

1st

Latvia rank

3rd

Hospitals over time

Korea
Latvia

How they compare

Korea currently reports 81.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Latvia, a difference of 52.12 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Korea's figure about 2.8 times Latvia's.

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

Korea ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 3rd of 4 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	36.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	49.74 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	13.73 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Latvia
2010s	70 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	32.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	37.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Korea
2020s	81.18 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	29.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	51.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Korea or Latvia?: Korea, at 81.54 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 Korea and Latvia?: 52.12 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latvia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Korea and Latvia rank globally for hospitals?: Korea ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 3rd of 4 groups.
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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About this data

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.