Argentina vs Australia: Dentists — Health and social employment

Argentina
1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2023
Australia
0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Argentina rank
16th
Australia rank
19th

Dentists — Health and social employment over time

  • Argentina
  • Australia
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Australia, a difference of 0.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 16th and Australia ranks 19th of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Australia Difference Ahead
2010s 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.6813 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.4413 Per 1 000 inhabitants Argentina
2020s 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.7425 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.415 Per 1 000 inhabitants Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Argentina or Australia?
Argentina, at 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Argentina and Australia?
0.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
Argentina ranks 16th and Australia ranks 19th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Dentists — Health and social employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Dentists — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
30 places, 846 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides data on the number of dentists by status (ie. practising dentists, professionally active dentists, and dentists licenced to practice). Practising dentists provide services for patients. They include stomatologists, dental and maxillofacial surgeons. Professionally active dentists are practising dentists and other dentists for whom their education in dentistry / stomatology is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Dentists licensed to practice include practising and other (non-practising) dentists, who are registered and entitled to practice as healthcare professionals in the field of dentistry. They include stomatologists, dental and maxillofacial surgeons. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.