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Hospital beds
What this indicator measures
Number of inpatient beds available per 1,000 inhabitants, in public and private, general and specialized hospitals.
How to read this?
A value of 4 means 4 hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants.
Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest
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190countries with data
22 per 1,000maximum · Monaco
2.3 per 1,000median
0.2 per 1,000minimum · Chad
2001–2023data year(s)
In brief
The "Hospital beds" ranking covers 190 countries and territories. Lowest value: Chad (0.2 per 1,000). Highest value: Monaco (22 per 1,000). Median: 2.3 per 1,000 (data: 2001–2023). The top 10% of countries exceed 5.7 per 1,000, while the bottom 10% stay below 0.5 per 1,000. By continent, the median is highest in Europe (4.3 per 1,000) and lowest in Africa (1 per 1,000).
Median by continent
- Europe 4.3 per 1,000 (42)
- Oceania 2.5 per 1,000 (13)
- Asia 2.2 per 1,000 (46)
- North America 2.2 per 1,000 (23)
- South America 1.8 per 1,000 (12)
- Africa 1 per 1,000 (51)
Why this indicator matters
The number of hospital beds gives an idea of the capacity to receive patients. It is watched during an epidemic or crisis.
What makes this indicator vary
It depends on health financing, the organization between hospital and home care, the length of stays and the share of outpatient care.
Reading precautions
A low figure is not always a problem: some systems treat more outside the hospital. Beds say nothing about staff or equipment.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 22 per 1,000 | 2014 |
| 2e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 12.8 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 3e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 12.8 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 4e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 12.6 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 5e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 9.8 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 6e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 8.6 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 7e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 8.2 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 8e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 7.6 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 9e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 7.2 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 10e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 6.8 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 11e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 6.7 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 12e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 6.6 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 13e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 6.5 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 13e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 6.5 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 15e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 6.4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 16e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 6.1 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 17e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 6 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 18e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 5.8 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 19e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 20e | 🇫🇷 France | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 21e | 🇨🇳 China | 5.6 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 22e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 5.6 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 23e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 5.6 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 24e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 25e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 5.4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 26e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 5 per 1,000 | 2010 |
| 27e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 5 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 28e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 4.9 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 29e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 4.9 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 30e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 4.7 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 31e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 4.6 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 32e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 4.4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 33e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 4.3 per 1,000 | 2010 |
| 34e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 4.3 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 35e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 4.3 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 36e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 37e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2001 |
| 38e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 39e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 40e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 41e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 41e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 43e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 44e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 45e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 46e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 3.9 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 47e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 3.8 per 1,000 | 2016 |
| 47e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 3.8 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 49e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 3.8 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 50e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 3.7 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 51e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 3.7 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 52e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 53e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 54e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 55e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 56e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 57e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 58e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2014 |
| 59e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 3.3 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 60e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 3.2 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 61e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 3.2 per 1,000 | 2009 |
| 62e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 3.2 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 63e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 64e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 65e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 66e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 3 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 67e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 3 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 68e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2.9 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 68e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 2.9 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 70e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 2.9 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 71e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 2.9 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 72e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 73e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 74e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2010 |
| 75e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 76e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2009 |
| 77e | 🇺🇸 United States | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 78e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2016 |
| 79e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 80e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 81e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2008 |
| 82e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 83e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 83e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2017 |
| 85e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 86e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2010 |
| 87e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 88e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 89e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 89e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 91e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 92e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 93e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 94e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 95e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 96e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 97e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2010 |
| 98e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 99e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 100e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 100e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2010 |
| 102e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 103e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2010 |
| 104e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 2 per 1,000 | 2013 |
| 105e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 2 per 1,000 | 2010 |
| 106e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 2 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 107e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 2 per 1,000 | 2011 |
| 107e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 2 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 107e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 2 per 1,000 | 2014 |
| 110e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 111e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 112e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2017 |
| 113e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 114e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2016 |
| 115e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 116e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 117e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 118e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2008 |
| 119e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 120e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 121e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 122e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2017 |
| 123e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2005 |
| 124e | 🇮🇳 India | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 124e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 126e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 127e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 128e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 129e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 130e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 131e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 132e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 133e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 134e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2006 |
| 134e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2011 |
| 136e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 137e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 138e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 139e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 140e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 141e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 142e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 142e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 144e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 1 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 145e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 1 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 146e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 147e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 1 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 147e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 1 per 1,000 | 2011 |
| 147e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 1 per 1,000 | 2009 |
| 150e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 1 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 150e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 1 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 152e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 1 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 152e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 1 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 154e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 1 per 1,000 | 2005 |
| 155e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 156e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 157e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 158e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2006 |
| 159e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 159e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 159e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 162e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 163e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 163e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 165e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 166e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2014 |
| 166e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2015 |
| 168e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 169e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 170e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 171e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 172e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 173e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2004 |
| 173e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2010 |
| 175e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 176e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 177e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 178e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2006 |
| 178e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2006 |
| 178e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2006 |
| 181e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 182e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 183e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2016 |
| 183e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 185e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2014 |
| 186e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2011 |
| 187e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 188e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 189e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 0.2 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 190e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 0.2 per 1,000 | 2020 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Hospital beds"?
The highest value is in Monaco, at 22 per 1,000 (2014).
Which country has the lowest value for "Hospital beds"?
The lowest value is in Chad, at 0.2 per 1,000 (2020).
What is the world median value of "Hospital beds"?
The world median is 2.3 per 1,000, calculated across 190 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Hospital beds" for France?
France scores 5.7 per 1,000 (2022), ranking 20 out of 190 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Hospital beds" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après OMS et données nationales. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
What counts as a hospital bed?
Inpatient beds in public and private, general and specialized facilities, including rehabilitation.
Do more beds mean better care?
Not necessarily. It depends on staff, equipment and the role given to care outside the hospital.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après OMS et données nationales. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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