Ireland vs Malta: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Ireland
- Malta
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Malta, a difference of 0.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 20th and Malta ranks 21st of 23 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3267 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.1167 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.4475 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.345 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.1025 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.554 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.438 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.116 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.611 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.537 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.074 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.652 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.018 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Ireland or Malta?
- Ireland, at 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Ireland and Malta?
- 0.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Ireland ranks 20th and Malta ranks 21st 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.