Iceland vs Israel: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Iceland
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Iceland, a difference of 0.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 7th and Israel ranks 4th of 23 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9275 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.9025 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.025 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.099 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Israel |
| 2000s | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.064 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Israel |
| 2010s | 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.056 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Iceland or Israel?
- Israel, at 1.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Iceland and Israel?
- 0.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Israel?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Israel rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Iceland ranks 7th and Israel ranks 4th 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.