Botswana vs Mauritania: Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population

Botswana
0.36 per 10,000 population
in 2023
Mauritania
0.31 per 10,000 population
in 2022
Botswana rank
125th
Mauritania rank
126th

Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritania
0.10.20.30.4200420132023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.36 per 10,000 population against 0.31 per 10,000 population in Mauritania, a difference of 0.05 per 10,000 population.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 125th and Mauritania ranks 126th of 163 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.245 per 10,000 population 0.185 per 10,000 population 0.06 per 10,000 population Botswana
2010s 0.4 per 10,000 population 0.26 per 10,000 population 0.14 per 10,000 population Botswana
2020s 0.3867 per 10,000 population 0.2733 per 10,000 population 0.1133 per 10,000 population Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dentistry personnel per 10,000 population, Botswana or Mauritania?
Botswana, at 0.36 per 10,000 population against 0.31 per 10,000 population in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in dentistry personnel per 10,000 population between Botswana and Mauritania?
0.05 per 10,000 population, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
7 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for dentistry personnel per 10,000 population?
Botswana ranks 125th and Mauritania ranks 126th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population
Unit
per 10,000 population
Source
World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 2,394 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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