Countries With the Lowest Hospital Beds
Every country with a figure for hospital beds, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Chad (0.15), Burkina Faso (0.2) and Mali (0.25). The middle country of the 177 has 2.37.
What this measures
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people). Source: World Bank. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2023. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Hospital beds | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 0.15 | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 0.2 | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Mali | 0.25 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 4 | Niger | 0.28 | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Guinea | 0.3 | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Madagascar | 0.32 | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 0.33 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Togo | 0.33 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 0.35 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 10 | Timor-Leste | 0.38 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 11 | Benin | 0.43 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Guatemala | 0.45 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 13 | Yemen, Rep. | 0.46 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 14 | Uganda | 0.5 | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Honduras | 0.53 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 16 | Nepal | 0.54 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 17 | Papua New Guinea | 0.62 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 18 | Pakistan | 0.63 | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 19 | Sudan | 0.66 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Burundi | 0.69 | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Ghana | 0.69 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Senegal | 0.71 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 23 | Cambodia | 0.73 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 24 | Morocco | 0.73 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 25 | Mozambique | 0.74 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Angola | 0.75 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 0.75 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 28 | Rwanda | 0.75 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 29 | Tanzania | 0.84 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.87 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 0.92 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 0.97 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 33 | Philippines | 0.97 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 34 | Oman | 0.99 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 35 | Venezuela, RB | 0.99 | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 36 | Belize | 1 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 37 | Central African Republic | 1 | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 38 | Mexico | 1.01 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 39 | Eritrea | 1.02 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Paraguay | 1.04 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 41 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 1.06 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 42 | Iraq | 1.06 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 43 | Myanmar | 1.07 | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 44 | St. Lucia | 1.09 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | Gambia, The | 1.11 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 1.14 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 47 | El Salvador | 1.21 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 48 | Qatar | 1.25 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 49 | Malawi | 1.3 | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 50 | West Bank and Gaza | 1.3 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 51 | Ecuador | 1.32 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Kenya | 1.33 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Indonesia | 1.37 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 54 | Djibouti | 1.4 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 55 | Jordan | 1.41 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 56 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.43 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 57 | Bolivia | 1.49 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 58 | Peru | 1.56 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | India | 1.59 | 2021 | South Asia |
| 60 | Liberia | 1.59 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 61 | Algeria | 1.61 | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 62 | Jamaica | 1.65 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 63 | Colombia | 1.7 | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | Lao PDR | 1.71 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 65 | Tunisia | 1.82 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 66 | Bahrain | 1.84 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 67 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 1.85 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 68 | Kiribati | 1.86 | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 1.87 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 70 | Fiji | 1.89 | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Sweden | 1.9 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Chile | 1.94 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Gabon | 1.95 | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 74 | Panama | 1.95 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 1.95 | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 76 | Malaysia | 1.96 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 77 | Zambia | 2 | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 78 | Eswatini | 2.02 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 79 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.1 | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 80 | Cyprus | 2.15 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 81 | Bhutan | 2.16 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 82 | Comoros | 2.16 | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 83 | Bahamas, The | 2.17 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 84 | Cabo Verde | 2.21 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 85 | South Africa | 2.25 | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | Kuwait | 2.33 | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.35 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Botswana | 2.36 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.37 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 90 | Thailand | 2.39 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 2.41 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 92 | United Kingdom | 2.42 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 93 | Netherlands | 2.42 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 94 | Denmark | 2.43 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 95 | Uruguay | 2.44 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 96 | Tonga | 2.48 | 2010 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 97 | New Zealand | 2.51 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 98 | Brazil | 2.52 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 99 | Viet Nam | 2.52 | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 100 | Canada | 2.54 | 2022 | North America |
| 101 | Finland | 2.61 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Seychelles | 2.63 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 103 | Cameroon | 2.65 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 104 | United States | 2.68 | 2022 | North America |
| 105 | Lebanon | 2.73 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 106 | Marshall Islands | 2.8 | 2010 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 107 | Singapore | 2.81 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 108 | Iceland | 2.83 | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 109 | Suriname | 2.87 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 110 | Albania | 2.9 | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Spain | 2.91 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.91 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 113 | Ireland | 2.96 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Grenada | 3.01 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 115 | Turkiye | 3.05 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 116 | Italy | 3.06 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Israel | 3.14 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 118 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.21 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 119 | Guyana | 3.24 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 120 | Norway | 3.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | San Marino | 3.35 | 2014 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 122 | Argentina | 3.36 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.42 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 124 | Portugal | 3.48 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 125 | Libya | 3.5 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 126 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.58 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 127 | Turkmenistan | 3.6 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 3.68 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.73 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 130 | Mauritius | 3.8 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 131 | Australia | 3.82 | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 132 | Montenegro | 3.82 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 133 | Sri Lanka | 3.93 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 3.95 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Dominica | 3.97 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 136 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.98 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 137 | Georgia | 4.04 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Tajikistan | 4.04 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | Malta | 4.09 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 140 | Slovenia | 4.11 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Estonia | 4.13 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Armenia | 4.24 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Greece | 4.27 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Cuba | 4.33 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 145 | Palau | 4.34 | 2010 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 146 | Switzerland | 4.38 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 147 | Maldives | 4.56 | 2021 | South Asia |
| 148 | North Macedonia | 4.74 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | Uzbekistan | 4.89 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 150 | Haiti | 4.9 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 151 | Latvia | 4.95 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 152 | Naoero | 4.97 | 2010 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 153 | Belgium | 5.42 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 154 | Moldova | 5.54 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | Slovak Republic | 5.57 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 156 | Croatia | 5.6 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 157 | China | 5.63 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 158 | France | 5.65 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 159 | Lithuania | 5.71 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 160 | Serbia | 5.78 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 161 | Poland | 6.04 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 162 | Ukraine | 6.14 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 163 | Barbados | 6.4 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 164 | Czechia | 6.54 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 165 | Kazakhstan | 6.54 | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 166 | Hungary | 6.63 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 167 | Austria | 6.7 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 168 | Russian Federation | 6.81 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 169 | Romania | 7.23 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 170 | Germany | 7.55 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 171 | Bulgaria | 8.2 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 172 | Mongolia | 8.58 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 173 | Belarus | 9.77 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 174 | Japan | 12.6 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 175 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 12.8 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 176 | Korea, Rep. | 12.8 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 177 | Monaco | 22 | 2014 | Europe & Central Asia |
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