If you had to guess, how many hospitals would you say there were in the entire world?

Considering there are more than 7.7 billion people on Earth, you might be thinking something high, like 500,000, 750,000, maybe even a million?

I know I was. But according to records, it's estimated that there are only about 100,000 hospitals

operating worldwide presently.

While that's not many, the level of care that each of them provides varies wildly

depending on the country they're in and the health care systems they depend on.

From the food they serve to the cost of an operation, it's time to compare different hospitals and health care standards around the world.

You're listening. You're listening.

You're listening.

You're be amazed.

Now nothing in life is free, and that's especially true in the case of health care.

Even in countries with universal health care where everyone has access to medical attention,

it's a system that's funded through taxes, compulsory insurance,

or a similar initiative that doesn't leave people out of pocket. But they can also support private health care insurances so they can elect to pay more for more comfortable medical experiences.

These countries include Canada, Australia, Russia, almost all of South America and Europe,, the UK, China, and believe it or not,

North Korea, to name but a few.

Countries without a universal health care system usually rely on insurance-based operatives

where individuals are responsible for taking out private health insurance, which can also be provided through their jobs or the government.

If not, you generally have no choice but to pay up front.

Countries that rely on this method include Indonesia, Thailand, Afghanistan, Suriname, and, most famously, the United States,

the only wealthy, industrialized nation which doesn't utilize

universal health care.

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