Portugal vs Romania: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Romania, a difference of 0.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 11th and Romania ranks 13th of 23 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.658 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.616 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.042 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.907 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.901 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.006 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.062 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Portugal or Romania?
- Portugal, at 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Portugal and Romania?
- 0.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Portugal ranks 11th and Romania ranks 13th 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.