Germany vs Iceland: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Germany
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Germany, a difference of 0.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Iceland ahead.
Germany ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 7th of 23 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9413 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.1312 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.145 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.051 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.042 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Germany or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Germany and Iceland?
- 0.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Iceland rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Germany ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 7th 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.