What is the difference in hospitals between Spain and Sweden?

6.31 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?

20 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2003.

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.

Spain vs Sweden: Hospitals

Spain

15.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Sweden

9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2003

Spain rank

30th

Sweden rank

33rd

Hospitals over time

Spain
Sweden

How they compare

Spain currently reports 15.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Sweden, a difference of 6.31 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.7 times Sweden's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 35 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	23.72 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	13.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	9.78 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Spain
1990s	20 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	12.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	7.46 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Spain
2000s	18.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	9.17 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	9.25 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospitals, Spain or Sweden?: Spain, at 15.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospitals between Spain and Sweden?: 6.31 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2003.
How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for hospitals?: Spain ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 33rd 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.