Lithuania vs Portugal: Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population

Lithuania
11.65 per 10,000 population
in 2023
Portugal
12.25 per 10,000 population
in 2023
Lithuania rank
8th
Portugal rank
7th

Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population over time

  • Lithuania
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 12.25 per 10,000 population against 11.65 per 10,000 population in Lithuania, a difference of 0.6 per 10,000 population.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 7th of 173 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 6.87 per 10,000 population 5.8 per 10,000 population 1.07 per 10,000 population Lithuania
2010s 9.3 per 10,000 population 9.08 per 10,000 population 0.218 per 10,000 population Lithuania
2020s 11.06 per 10,000 population 11.81 per 10,000 population 0.7475 per 10,000 population Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dentistry personnel per 10,000 population, Lithuania or Portugal?
Portugal, at 12.25 per 10,000 population against 11.65 per 10,000 population in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in dentistry personnel per 10,000 population between Lithuania and Portugal?
0.6 per 10,000 population, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for dentistry personnel per 10,000 population?
Lithuania ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 7th 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).