Austria vs Portugal: Hospital employment

Austria
14.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Portugal
14.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2023
Austria rank
18th
Portugal rank
17th

Hospital employment over time

  • Austria
  • Portugal
051015198520042024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 14.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 14.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Austria, a difference of 0.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 17th of 31 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 11.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants 11.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.614 Per 1 000 inhabitants Austria
2010s 13.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants 12.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants Austria
2020s 13.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants 14.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospital employment, Austria or Portugal?
Portugal, at 14.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 14.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in hospital employment between Austria and Portugal?
0.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for hospital employment?
Austria ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 17th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Hospital employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Hospital employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 907 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides data on total hospital employment (ie. persons employed in general and specialty hospitals) by category: Physicians Professional nurses and midwives Associate professional nurses Healthcare assistants Other health service providers Other staff Data are presented by number of persons employed (head counts), and number of full-time equivalent (FTE) persons. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.