Bulgaria vs Greece: Hospital employment

Bulgaria
11.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Greece
10.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
22nd
Greece rank
25th

Hospital employment over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 11.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 10.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Greece, a difference of 0.99 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Greece ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 22nd and Greece ranks 25th of 31 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
2000s 8.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants Greece
2010s 9.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants 9.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.507 Per 1 000 inhabitants Bulgaria
2020s 11.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.704 Per 1 000 inhabitants Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospital employment, Bulgaria or Greece?
Bulgaria, at 11.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 10.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospital employment between Bulgaria and Greece?
0.99 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for hospital employment?
Bulgaria ranks 22nd and Greece ranks 25th 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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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.