Denmark vs Norway: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Denmark, a difference of 0.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 6th and Norway ranks 3rd of 23 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.107 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.024 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Denmark ranks 6th and Norway ranks 3rd 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.