Portugal vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per)

Portugal
5,983 per 1000000 pop
in 2023
Small island developing States (SIDS)
1,194 per 1000000 pop
in 2023
Portugal rank
12th
Small island developing States (SIDS) rank
13th

Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) over time

  • Portugal
  • Small island developing States (SIDS)
02.0k4.0k6.0k200020112023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5,983 per 1000000 pop against 1,194 per 1000000 pop in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 4,789 per 1000000 pop.

That makes Portugal's figure about 5.0 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 12th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 13th of 106 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Small island developing States (SIDS) Difference Ahead
2000s 2,372 per 1000000 pop 819.91 per 1000000 pop 1,552 per 1000000 pop Portugal
2010s 4,092 per 1000000 pop 985.37 per 1000000 pop 3,107 per 1000000 pop Portugal
2020s 5,558 per 1000000 pop 1,161 per 1000000 pop 4,397 per 1000000 pop Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants, Portugal or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Portugal, at 5,983 per 1000000 pop against 1,194 per 1000000 pop in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2023.
What is the difference in researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants between Portugal and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
4,789 per 1000000 pop, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
Portugal ranks 12th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 13th 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.

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Indicator
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per 1,000,000 population)
Unit
per 1000000 pop
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
128 places, 2,316 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed