Malta vs United States: Hospital employment

Malta
21.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
United States
21.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2022
Malta rank
5th
United States rank
6th

Hospital employment over time

  • Malta
  • United States
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 21.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 21.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants in United States, a difference of 0.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2007 it was United States ahead.

Malta ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 31 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta United States Difference Ahead
2000s 15.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants 19.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants United States
2010s 19.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants 20.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.692 Per 1 000 inhabitants United States
2020s 21.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants 21.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospital employment, Malta or United States?
Malta, at 21.58 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 Malta and United States?
0.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States?
15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Malta and United States rank globally for hospital employment?
Malta ranks 5th 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

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.