High income vs Republic of Korea: Researchers in R&D

High income
4,607 per million people
in 2022
Republic of Korea
9,472 per million people
in 2023
High income rank
5th
Republic of Korea rank
1st

Researchers in R&D over time

  • High income
  • Republic of Korea
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k199620092023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 9,472 per million people against 4,607 per million people in High income, a difference of 4,865 per million people.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 2.1 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 5th and Republic of Korea ranks 1st of 25 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 2,973 per million people 2,149 per million people 823.5 per million people High income
2000s 3,364 per million people 3,719 per million people 355.34 per million people Republic of Korea
2010s 3,884 per million people 6,884 per million people 3,000 per million people Republic of Korea
2020s 4,456 per million people 9,042 per million people 4,586 per million people Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers in r&d, High income or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 9,472 per million people against 4,607 per million people in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in researchers in r&d between High income and Republic of Korea?
4,865 per million people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Republic of Korea?
27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do High income and Republic of Korea rank globally for researchers in r&d?
High income ranks 5th and Republic of Korea ranks 1st 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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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.