Norway vs Sweden: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Norway, a difference of 0.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 1st of 23 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.4125 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.406 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.338 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Norway ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 1st 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.