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

4.31 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Portugal ahead.

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

38 years are reported by both, from 1985 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.

Portugal vs United States: Hospitals

Portugal

22.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

United States

18.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2022

Portugal rank

19th

United States rank

22nd

Hospitals over time

Portugal
United States

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 22.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 18.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in United States, a difference of 4.31 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States ahead.

Portugal ranks 19th and United States ranks 22nd of 35 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	United States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	23.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	28.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	5.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	United States
1990s	21.56 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	23.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	2.38 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	United States
2000s	21.23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	19.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	1.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Portugal
2010s	21.88 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	18.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	3.75 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Portugal
2020s	23.17 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	18.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	4.78 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Portugal or United States?: Portugal, at 22.63 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 Portugal and United States?: 4.31 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Portugal and United States rank globally for hospitals?: Portugal ranks 19th 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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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.