Denmark vs North America: Researchers in R&D
Researchers in R&D over time
- Denmark
- North America
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 8,838 per million people against 5,009 per million people in North America, a difference of 3,829 per million people.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was North America ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and North America ranks 2nd of 103 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,355 per million people | 3,333 per million people | 21.71 per million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5,236 per million people | 3,755 per million people | 1,481 per million people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 7,382 per million people | 4,011 per million people | 3,372 per million people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 8,132 per million people | 4,867 per million people | 3,265 per million people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers in r&d, Denmark or North America?
- Denmark, at 8,838 per million people against 5,009 per million people in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in researchers in r&d between Denmark and North America?
- 3,829 per million people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and North America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and North America rank globally for researchers in r&d?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and North America ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.