Ireland vs Spain: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Ireland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Ireland, a difference of 0.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 20th and Spain ranks 17th of 23 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.325 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.147 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.178 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.422 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.342 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.554 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.502 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.052 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.611 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.725 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.114 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Ireland or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Ireland and Spain?
- 0.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Ireland ranks 20th and Spain ranks 17th 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.