Iceland vs Portugal: Pharmacists — Health and social employment
Pharmacists — Health and social employment over time
- Iceland
- Portugal
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Portugal, a difference of 0.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 3rd and Portugal ranks 5th of 22 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.255 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.172 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pharmacists — health and social employment, Iceland or Portugal?
- Iceland, at 2.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in pharmacists — health and social employment between Iceland and Portugal?
- 0.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for pharmacists — health and social employment?
- Iceland ranks 3rd and Portugal ranks 5th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Pharmacists — 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 pharmacists by status (ie. practising pharmacists, professionally active pharmacists, and pharmacists licenced to practice). Practising pharmacists prepare, dispense or sell medicaments and drugs for patients and provide advice. Professionally active pharmacists are practising pharmacists and other pharmacists for whom their education in pharmacy is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Pharmacists licensed to practice include practising and other (non-practising) pharmacists who are registered and entitled to practice. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.