Panama vs Uruguay: Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population

Panama
2.8 per 10,000 population
in 2022
Uruguay
2.6 per 10,000 population
in 2023
Panama rank
88th
Uruguay rank
90th

Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population over time

  • Panama
  • Uruguay
2.557.51012.515200120122023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 2.8 per 10,000 population against 2.6 per 10,000 population in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2 per 10,000 population.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.

Panama ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 90th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 2.85 per 10,000 population 9.75 per 10,000 population 6.9 per 10,000 population Uruguay
2010s 2.91 per 10,000 population 13.54 per 10,000 population 10.62 per 10,000 population Uruguay
2020s 2.84 per 10,000 population 2.38 per 10,000 population 0.465 per 10,000 population Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dentistry personnel per 10,000 population, Panama or Uruguay?
Panama, at 2.8 per 10,000 population against 2.6 per 10,000 population in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in dentistry personnel per 10,000 population between Panama and Uruguay?
0.2 per 10,000 population, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for dentistry personnel per 10,000 population?
Panama ranks 88th 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

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