Lithuania vs Norway: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Lithuania
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Lithuania, a difference of 0.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Norway ahead.
Lithuania ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 3rd of 5 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.845 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.0633 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Lithuania or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Lithuania and Norway?
- 0.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Norway?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Norway rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Lithuania ranks 2nd and Norway 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.