Lithuania vs Poland: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Lithuania
- Poland
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 1.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Poland, a difference of 0.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Poland ahead.
Lithuania ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 3rd of 5 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Poland |
| 2010s | 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.2022 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.286 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 Poland?
- Lithuania, at 1.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Lithuania and Poland?
- 0.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Poland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Poland rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Lithuania ranks 2nd 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.