Korea vs United States of America: Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants
Korea
9,472
in 2023
United States of America
4,937
in 2022
Korea rank
1st
United States of America rank
3rd
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
Korea currently reports 9,472 against 4,937 in United States of America, a difference of 4,535.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.9 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.
Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 106 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,719 | 3,693 | 26.6 | Korea |
| 2010s | 6,884 | 3,942 | 2,941 | Korea |
| 2020s | 9,042 | 4,802 | 4,240 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants, Korea or United States of America?
- Korea, at 9,472 against 4,937 in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants between Korea and United States of America?
- 4,535, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
- Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per 1,000,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.