Italy vs Portugal: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Italy, a difference of 0.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 11th of 23 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0925 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.1425 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.457 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.207 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.751 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.578 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.173 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.991 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.907 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.084 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.1 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, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Italy ranks 14th 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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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.