Latvia vs Poland: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Latvia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Latvia, a difference of 0.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 4th and Poland ranks 3rd of 5 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.935 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Poland |
| 2020s | 1.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.184 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Latvia or Poland?
- Poland, at 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Latvia and Poland?
- 0.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Latvia ranks 4th and Poland ranks 3rd of 5 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.