Euro area vs Singapore: Researchers in R&D

Euro area
4,867 per million people
in 2023
Singapore
8,782 per million people
in 2022
Euro area rank
3rd
Singapore rank
4th

Researchers in R&D over time

  • Euro area
  • Singapore
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199620092023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 8,782 per million people against 4,867 per million people in Euro area, a difference of 3,915 per million people.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.8 times Euro area's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 25 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 2,132 per million people 2,820 per million people 687.56 per million people Singapore
2000s 2,705 per million people 5,229 per million people 2,524 per million people Singapore
2010s 3,706 per million people 6,860 per million people 3,154 per million people Singapore
2020s 4,522 per million people 8,080 per million people 3,558 per million people Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers in r&d, Euro area or Singapore?
Singapore, at 8,782 per million people against 4,867 per million people in Euro area as of 2022.
What is the difference in researchers in r&d between Euro area and Singapore?
3,915 per million people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Singapore?
27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do Euro area and Singapore rank globally for researchers in r&d?
Euro area ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 25 groups.
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

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.