Belgium vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Researchers in R&D

Belgium
5,990 per million people
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1,938 per million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
10th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
12th

Researchers in R&D over time

  • Belgium
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
02.0k4.0k6.0k199620092023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 5,990 per million people against 1,938 per million people in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 4,052 per million people.

That makes Belgium's figure about 3.1 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 10th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th of 103 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 2,669 per million people 409.63 per million people 2,260 per million people Belgium
2000s 3,212 per million people 743.23 per million people 2,469 per million people Belgium
2010s 4,508 per million people 1,043 per million people 3,465 per million people Belgium
2020s 5,750 per million people 1,649 per million people 4,100 per million people Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers in r&d, Belgium or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Belgium, at 5,990 per million people against 1,938 per million people in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in researchers in r&d between Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
4,052 per million people, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for researchers in r&d?
Belgium ranks 10th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th 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.