Korea vs Netherlands: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Netherlands, a difference of 0.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Korea ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 2 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.443 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.548 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.105 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Korea or Netherlands?
- Korea, at 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Korea and Netherlands?
- 0.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Netherlands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Netherlands rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Korea ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 2 groups.
- 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.