Belgium vs Italy: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Italy, a difference of 0.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Italy ranks 14th of 23 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.894 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.874 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.959 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.991 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.032 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.074 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 1.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Belgium and Italy?
- 0.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Italy ranks 14th 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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About this data
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.