Countries with the Most Hospital Beds Per Capita

Source: World Health Organization / OECD

Countries with the Most Hospital Beds Per Capita

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Key Findings

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North Korea leads in Hospital Beds per 1,000 People with 13.20.

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Average Hospital Beds per 1,000 People: 9.26 · median: 7.91.

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Gap: North Korea is 1.9× larger than Hungary.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Most Hospital Beds Per Capita

The countries with the most hospital beds relative to their population, measured as beds per 1,000 people, using the latest available data (2018-2022) compiled by WHO and OECD. Data years vary slightly by country. A high ratio indicates large inpatient capacity, though it does not by itself measure quality of care.

Analysis

North Korea (13.2), South Korea (12.7) and Japan (12.4) take the top three in Hospital Beds per 1,000 People. Values run from 13.2 at the top to 6.79 at the bottom, a spread of 6.41. First and second are separated by 0.55, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. Below the top two the field is tightly packed: the remaining 8 run from 12.4 down to 6.79.

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Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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10 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

13.20

North Korea

Hospital Beds per 1,000 People · All Time

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Hospital Beds per 1,000 People

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All Time

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Methodology & source

Data source: World Health Organization / OECD
Coverage: 10 entities · 10 observations
Measure: Hospital Beds per 1,000 People
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.

Rankings & Full Data

10 records · Hospital Beds per 1,000 People · ranked by All Time

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#	Category	All Time
🥇	North Korea	13.20
🥈	South Korea	12.65
🥉	Japan	12.40
4	Belarus	9.70
5	Russia	8
6	Germany	7.82
7	Bulgaria	7.82
8	Romania	7.12
9	Austria	7.05
10	Hungary	6.79

Data Sources & References

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1 https://data.who.int/indicators/i/AC4C017 Visit ↗

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