What is the difference in hospitals between Malta and United States?

1.02 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Malta ahead.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.

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 United States: Hospitals

Malta

19.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

United States

18.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2022

Malta rank

21st

United States rank

22nd

Hospitals over time

Malta
United States

How they compare

Malta currently reports 19.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 18.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in United States, a difference of 1.02 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was United States ahead.

Malta ranks 21st and United States ranks 22nd of 35 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	23.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	3.49 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	United States
2000s	22.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	19.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	3.29 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Malta
2010s	19.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	18.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	1.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Malta
2020s	17.26 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	18.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	1.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Malta or United States?: Malta, at 19.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 18.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Malta and United States?: 1.02 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Malta and United States rank globally for hospitals?: Malta ranks 21st and United States ranks 22nd 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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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.