What is the difference in dentistry personnel per 10,000 population between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?

0.23 per 10,000 population, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?

5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population

Dominican Republic

2.83 per 10,000 population

in 2024

Uruguay

2.6 per 10,000 population

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

87th

Uruguay rank

90th

Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population over time

Dominican Republic
Uruguay

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 2.83 per 10,000 population against 2.6 per 10,000 population in Uruguay, a difference of 0.23 per 10,000 population.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 87th and Uruguay ranks 90th of 173 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.26 per 10,000 population	7.5 per 10,000 population	6.24 per 10,000 population	Uruguay
2010s	2.12 per 10,000 population	14.71 per 10,000 population	12.59 per 10,000 population	Uruguay
2020s	2.47 per 10,000 population	2.45 per 10,000 population	0.0233 per 10,000 population	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dentistry personnel per 10,000 population, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?: Dominican Republic, at 2.83 per 10,000 population against 2.6 per 10,000 population in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in dentistry personnel per 10,000 population between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?: 0.23 per 10,000 population, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for dentistry personnel per 10,000 population?: Dominican Republic ranks 87th and Uruguay ranks 90th 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: 18 September 2026

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