Chile vs Korea: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Chile
- Korea
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Korea, a difference of 1.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Chile's figure about 2.7 times Korea's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 2nd of 23 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.936 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.376 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Chile |
| 2020s | 1.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.906 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Chile or Korea?
- Chile, at 1.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Chile and Korea?
- 1.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Korea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Korea rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Chile ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 2nd 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.