What is the difference in medical technology availability between Belgium and Sweden?

2.73 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?

11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Medical technology availability. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Sweden: Medical technology availability

Belgium

26.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

Sweden

23.61 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants

in 2025

Belgium rank

17th

Sweden rank

20th

Medical technology availability over time

Belgium
Sweden

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 26.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 23.61 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Sweden, a difference of 2.73 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th of 36 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2010s	23.87 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	21.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	2.72 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Belgium
2020s	25.41 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	24.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	0.965 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical technology availability, Belgium or Sweden?: Belgium, at 26.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 23.61 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in medical technology availability between Belgium and Sweden?: 2.73 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for medical technology availability?: Belgium ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Medical technology availability. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Medical technology availability
Unit: Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 46 places, 1,071 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

This dataset provides data on the availability of medical technology by equipment in hospitals (HP.1) and outside hospitals (HP.3-HP.4). Data are provided for: Computed Tomography scanners (CT units) Magnetic Resonance Imaging units (MRI units) Positron Emission Tomography scanner units (PET units) A Gamma camera (including Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, SPECT) Mammography machines Radiation therapy equipment Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.