What is the difference in researchers in r&d between Azerbaijan and Thailand?

71 per million people, with Azerbaijan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Thailand?

5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.

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.

Azerbaijan vs Thailand: Researchers in R&D

Azerbaijan

1,663 per million people

in 2024

Thailand

1,592 per million people

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

49th

Thailand rank

50th

Researchers in R&D over time

Azerbaijan
Thailand

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 1,663 per million people against 1,592 per million people in Thailand, a difference of 71 per million people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Thailand ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 50th of 103 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1,715 per million people	1,744 per million people	28.7 per million people	Thailand
2020s	1,710 per million people	1,792 per million people	81.94 per million people	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers in r&d, Azerbaijan or Thailand?: Azerbaijan, at 1,663 per million people against 1,592 per million people in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in researchers in r&d between Azerbaijan and Thailand?: 71 per million people, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Thailand?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Thailand rank globally for researchers in r&d?: Azerbaijan ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 50th 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: 20 August 2026

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.