Hungary vs Portugal: Dentists — Health and social employment

Hungary
1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Portugal
1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Hungary rank
9th
Portugal rank
11th

Dentists — Health and social employment over time

  • Hungary
  • Portugal
00.250.50.7511.2198020022024

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Portugal, a difference of 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 11th of 23 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.6833 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.0167 Per 1 000 inhabitants Hungary
2010s 0.912 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.907 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.005 Per 1 000 inhabitants Hungary
2020s 1.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.004 Per 1 000 inhabitants Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Hungary or Portugal?
Hungary, at 1.26 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 Hungary and Portugal?
0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Portugal?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Hungary and Portugal rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
Hungary ranks 9th 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.