Nurse To Hospital Bed Ratio
Europe Ranking
ratio nurses to hospital bedsSource: IMF
Definition of Nurse To Hospital Bed Ratio
The ratio of the number of professional and associate professional nurses to the number of hospital beds.
| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 3.16 | 2020 | 1 | 3.09 |
| 2 | Iceland | 3.06 | 2020 | 2 | 3.07 |
| 3 | Denmark | 2.74 | 2018 | 3 | 2.76 |
| 4 | Norway | 2.64 | 2019 | 4 | 2.58 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 1.96 | 2019 | 5 | 1.91 |
| 6 | Ireland | 1.86 | 2019 | 6 | 1.78 |
| 7 | Finland | 1.6 | 2014 | 7 | 1.47 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1.44 | 2019 | 8 | 1.41 |
| 9 ↓ | Italy | 1.42 | 2019 | 8 | 1.41 |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 1.4 | 2015 | 10 | 1.4 |
| 11 | Belgium | 1.31 | 2018 | 11 | 1.34 |
| 12 | Portugal | 1.26 | 2019 | 12 | 1.22 |
| 13 | Spain | 1.22 | 2019 | 13 | 1.2 |
| 14 | Slovenia | 1.15 | 2019 | 14 | 1.14 |
| 15 | Estonia | 1 | 2019 | 15 | 1.03 |
| 15 ↑ | Austria | 1 | 2019 | 16 | 0.97 |
| 17 ↓ | France | 0.98 | 2019 | 16 | 0.97 |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 0.89 | 2019 | 18 | 0.87 |
| 19 ↑ | Germany | 0.88 | 2019 | 20 | 0.85 |
| 20 ↓ | Greece | 0.87 | 2019 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 21 | Lithuania | 0.82 | 2019 | 21 | 0.81 |
| 22 | Latvia | 0.55 | 2019 | 22 | 0.55 |
| 23 | Poland | 0.53 | 2017 | 23 | 0.53 |
| 24 ↓ | Hungary | 0.51 | 2019 | 23 | 0.53 |
The ratio of the number of professional and associate professional nurses to the number of hospital beds.
