Estonia vs Norway: Dentists — Health and social employment

Estonia
1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Norway
1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Estonia rank
1st
Norway rank
3rd

Dentists — Health and social employment over time

  • Estonia
  • Norway
00.511.5200220132024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Estonia, a difference of 0.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Norway ahead.

Estonia ranks 1st and Norway ranks 3rd of 5 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 1.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.168 Per 1 000 inhabitants Norway
2010s 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants Norway
2020s 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.028 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, Estonia or Norway?
Norway, at 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Estonia and Norway?
0.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Norway?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Norway rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
Estonia ranks 1st and Norway ranks 3rd of 5 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

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.