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Mapped: Countries With The Most Top Hospital Brands

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February 9, 2026

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Mapped: Countries with the Most Top Hospital Brands

Key Takeaways

  • The U.S. dominates globally, with 25 hospital brands in the top 100.
  • The UK leads Europe, placing eight hospital brands in the top 100.
  • Australia over-indexes for its size, with five hospital brands in the top 100.

Hospital brand strength increasingly shapes patient choice, clinician recruitment, and institutional prestige. As a result, only a handful of countries are home to a large share of the world’s strongest hospital brands.

This map shows how many hospital brands each country has in the global top 100, based on Brand Finance’s Global Top 250 Hospitals 2026 report.

The U.S. Sets the Global Benchmark for Hospital Brands

Brand Finance scores more than 500 academic medical centers using a Brand Strength Index of 30+ metrics, drawing on surveys of 2,500 healthcare professionals.

Below is a table showing how many hospital brands each country has in the global top 100.

CountryHospitals
???????? United States25
???????? United Kingdom8
???????? Australia5
???????? Saudi Arabia4
???????? Japan4
???????? Germany4
???????? Canada4
???????? Bangladesh3
???????? Singapore3
???????? Brazil3
???????? Spain3
???????? Qatar3
???????? France3
???????? India3
???????? Colombia3
???????? Morocco2
???????? Indonesia2
???????? South Korea2
???????? Argentina2
???????? Egypt2
???????? South Africa2
???????? UAE2
???????? Sweden1
???????? Netherlands1
???????? Switzerland1
???????? Ireland1
???????? China1
???????? Bahrain1
???????? Sri Lanka1
???????? Pakistan1

North America leads the top 100 by a wide margin. The region has 29 hospitals in total. The U.S. accounts for 25 entries, while Canada adds four.

In the lead, Johns Hopkins Medicine ranks first overall for the second year in a row. Meanwhile, four other American hospitals appear in the top 10.

The U.K. Remains Competitive

The United Kingdom has eight hospitals in the global top 100. That concentration makes the U.K. one of Europe’s strongest performers on the map.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ranks #2 globally, while Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ranks #9.

Six other U.K. hospitals join them in the top 100 worldwide.

MENA’s Growing Presence Among Top-Rated Hospitals

The Middle East and North Africa also show strong representation. Saudi Arabia’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre leads the region at #12 globally.

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi ranks #23 globally, providing another example of a top 100 hospital. In total, 14 MENA hospitals appear in the global top 100.

Reputation spreads through professional networks. As a result, stronger brands can build trust and attract talent.

For hospitals, reputation is not just perception—it can shape patient choices, clinician careers, and long-term global standing.

Learn More on the Voronoi App

To learn more about this topic, check out this graphic on investment peaks by industry.

The data for this visualization was sourced from Global Top 250 Hospitals 2025 Report, a publication by one of our data partners, Brand Finance. Our data partnerships are commercial agreements that may or may not include compensation, and partners are not involved with our editorial or graphical processes in any capacity.

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