Hungary vs Iceland: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Hungary
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Hungary, a difference of 0.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Iceland ahead.
Hungary ranks 9th and Iceland ranks 7th of 23 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.4633 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.912 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.293 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.024 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Hungary or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Hungary and Iceland?
- 0.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Iceland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Iceland rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Hungary ranks 9th 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.