Denmark vs United States: Hospital employment
Hospital employment over time
- Denmark
- United States
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 22.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 21.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants in United States, a difference of 0.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 31 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 18.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.7978 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Denmark |
| 2000s | 19.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 19.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.174 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Denmark |
| 2010s | 20.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 20.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Denmark |
| 2020s | 22.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 21.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.7533 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital employment, Denmark or United States?
- Denmark, at 22.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 21.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hospital employment between Denmark and United States?
- 0.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and United States rank globally for hospital employment?
- Denmark ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th 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
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.