Australia vs United States of America: Researchers in R&D

Australia
4,569 per million people
in 2010
United States of America
4,937 per million people
in 2022
Australia rank
26th
United States of America rank
23rd

Researchers in R&D over time

  • Australia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 4,937 per million people against 4,569 per million people in Australia, a difference of 368 per million people.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 26th and United States of America ranks 23rd of 103 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 3,367 per million people 3,340 per million people 27.16 per million people Australia
2000s 3,990 per million people 3,668 per million people 322.18 per million people Australia
2010s 4,569 per million people 3,644 per million people 924.64 per million people Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers in r&d, Australia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 4,937 per million people against 4,569 per million people in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in researchers in r&d between Australia and United States of America?
368 per million people, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
8 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2010.
How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for researchers in r&d?
Australia ranks 26th and United States of America ranks 23rd of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Researchers in R&D (per million people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Researchers in R&D (per million people)
Unit
per million people
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,361 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

The number of researchers engaged in Research &Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Researchers are professionals who conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models techniques instrumentation, software of operational methods. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.