Israel vs Portugal: Hospital employment

Israel
12.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2025
Portugal
14.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2023
Israel rank
19th
Portugal rank
17th

Hospital employment over time

  • Israel
  • Portugal
051015198520052025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 14.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 12.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Israel, a difference of 2.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 17th of 31 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 12.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants 9.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants Israel
2000s 12.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants 11.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants Israel
2010s 11.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants 12.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants Portugal
2020s 11.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants 14.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospital employment, Israel or Portugal?
Portugal, at 14.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 12.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in hospital employment between Israel and Portugal?
2.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for hospital employment?
Israel ranks 19th 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.