Italy vs Spain: Dentists — Health and social employment

Italy
1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Spain
0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Italy rank
14th
Spain rank
17th

Dentists — Health and social employment over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Spain, a difference of 0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Spain ahead.

Italy ranks 14th and Spain ranks 17th of 23 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0925 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.1925 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants Spain
1990s 0.457 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.342 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.115 Per 1 000 inhabitants Italy
2000s 0.751 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.502 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.249 Per 1 000 inhabitants Italy
2010s 0.991 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.725 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.266 Per 1 000 inhabitants Italy
2020s 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.228 Per 1 000 inhabitants Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Italy and Spain?
0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
Italy ranks 14th 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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Indicator
Dentists — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
30 places, 846 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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.