France vs United States: Hospital employment
Hospital employment over time
- France
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 21.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 20.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants in France, a difference of 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1994 it was United States ahead.
France ranks 8th and United States ranks 6th of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 18.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.0333 Per 1 000 inhabitants | United States |
| 2000s | 19.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 19.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.231 Per 1 000 inhabitants | France |
| 2010s | 19.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 20.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.227 Per 1 000 inhabitants | United States |
| 2020s | 20.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 21.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital employment, France or United States?
- United States, at 21.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 20.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in hospital employment between France and United States?
- 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do France and United States rank globally for hospital employment?
- France ranks 8th 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.