Malta vs New Zealand: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Malta
- New Zealand
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants in New Zealand, a difference of 0.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was New Zealand ahead.
Malta ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 22nd of 23 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.462 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.576 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.114 Per 1 000 inhabitants | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.537 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.609 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.072 Per 1 000 inhabitants | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.652 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.632 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Malta or New Zealand?
- Malta, at 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Malta and New Zealand?
- 0.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Malta ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 22nd 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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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.