Germany vs Portugal: Dentists — Health and social employment

Germany
1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Portugal
1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Germany rank
8th
Portugal rank
11th

Dentists — Health and social employment over time

  • Germany
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Portugal, a difference of 0.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 11th of 23 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9413 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.6713 Per 1 000 inhabitants Germany
2000s 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.578 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.433 Per 1 000 inhabitants Germany
2010s 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.907 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.247 Per 1 000 inhabitants Germany
2020s 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.062 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 Portugal?
Germany, at 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Germany and Portugal?
0.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
Germany ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 11th 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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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.