Iceland: Nurse to hospital bed ratio

The latest value from 2020 is 3.06 nurse to bed ratio, a decline from 3.07 nurse to bed ratio in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 2.10 nurse to bed ratio, based on data from 5 countries. Historically, the average for Iceland from 2007 to 2020 is 2.59 nurse to bed ratio. The minimum value, 2.01 nurse to bed ratio, was reached in 2007 while the maximum of 3.07 nurse to bed ratio was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: The ratio of the number of professional and associate professional nurses to the number of hospital beds.