Ireland vs New Zealand: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Ireland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants in New Zealand, a difference of 0.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 20th and New Zealand ranks 22nd of 23 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.576 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.004 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.611 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.609 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.002 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.635 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.045 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 New Zealand?
- Ireland, at 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Ireland and New Zealand?
- 0.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Ireland ranks 20th and New Zealand ranks 22nd 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.