What is the difference in hospitals between Malta and Portugal?

3.29 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Malta vs Portugal: Hospitals

Malta

19.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Portugal

22.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Malta rank

21st

Portugal rank

19th

Hospitals over time

Malta
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 22.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 19.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Malta, a difference of 3.29 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Portugal ahead.

Malta ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 19th of 35 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	20.88 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	1.36 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Portugal
2000s	22.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	21.23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	1.69 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Malta
2010s	19.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	21.88 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	2.36 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Portugal
2020s	17.48 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	23.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	5.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Malta or Portugal?: Portugal, at 22.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 19.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Malta and Portugal?: 3.29 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for hospitals?: Malta ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 19th 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.