Singapore vs Sweden: Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants
Singapore
8,782 per 1000000 pop
in 2022
Sweden
8,911 per 1000000 pop
in 2023
Singapore rank
5th
Sweden rank
3rd
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants over time
- Singapore
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 8,911 per 1000000 pop against 8,782 per 1000000 pop in Singapore, a difference of 129 per 1000000 pop.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.
Singapore ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 106 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,470 per 1000000 pop | 5,484 per 1000000 pop | 13.83 per 1000000 pop | Sweden |
| 2010s | 6,860 per 1000000 pop | 6,569 per 1000000 pop | 290.91 per 1000000 pop | Singapore |
| 2020s | 8,080 per 1000000 pop | 8,185 per 1000000 pop | 104.07 per 1000000 pop | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants, Singapore or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 8,911 per 1000000 pop against 8,782 per 1000000 pop in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants between Singapore and Sweden?
- 129 per 1000000 pop, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Singapore and Sweden rank globally for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
- Singapore ranks 5th and Sweden 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.