Portugal vs Spain: Pharmacists — Health and social employment
Pharmacists — Health and social employment over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Spain, a difference of 0.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 5th and Spain ranks 8th of 22 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.492 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.765 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.273 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.404 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.963 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.375 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.1289 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.134 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pharmacists — health and social employment, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 1.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pharmacists — health and social employment between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for pharmacists — health and social employment?
- Portugal ranks 5th and Spain ranks 8th 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.