Montenegro vs Portugal: Dentists — Health and social employment

Montenegro
1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Portugal
1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Montenegro rank
10th
Portugal rank
11th

Dentists — Health and social employment over time

  • Montenegro
  • Portugal
00.250.50.7511.2198020022024

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Portugal, a difference of 0.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Portugal ahead.

Montenegro ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 11th of 23 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Montenegro Portugal Difference Ahead
2010s 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.185 Per 1 000 inhabitants Portugal
2020s 1.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.054 Per 1 000 inhabitants Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Montenegro or Portugal?
Montenegro, at 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Montenegro and Portugal?
0.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Portugal?
7 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
How do Montenegro and Portugal rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
Montenegro ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 11th 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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Indicator
Dentists — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
30 places, 846 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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.