Netherlands vs Sweden: Pharmacists — Health and social employment
Pharmacists — Health and social employment over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Netherlands, a difference of 1.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Sweden's figure about 5.2 times Netherlands's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 7th of 4 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.295 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.748 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.345 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.334 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pharmacists — health and social employment, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pharmacists — health and social employment between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 1.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for pharmacists — health and social employment?
- Netherlands ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 7th of 4 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.