Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population

Botswana
0.35 per 10,000 population
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.3 per 10,000 population
in 2023
Botswana rank
134th
Zimbabwe rank
137th

Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population over time

  • Botswana
  • Zimbabwe
00.10.20.30.4200420142024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.35 per 10,000 population against 0.3 per 10,000 population in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.05 per 10,000 population.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 134th and Zimbabwe ranks 137th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 0.18 per 10,000 population 0.1433 per 10,000 population 0.0367 per 10,000 population Botswana
2010s 0.348 per 10,000 population 0.166 per 10,000 population 0.182 per 10,000 population Botswana
2020s 0.38 per 10,000 population 0.2575 per 10,000 population 0.1225 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 Zimbabwe?
Botswana, at 0.35 per 10,000 population against 0.3 per 10,000 population in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in dentistry personnel per 10,000 population between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
0.05 per 10,000 population, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for dentistry personnel per 10,000 population?
Botswana ranks 134th and Zimbabwe ranks 137th of 173 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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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
173 places, 2,659 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population).