High income vs Netherlands: Researchers in R&D (per million people)

High income
4,607 per million people
in 2022
Netherlands
6,563 per million people
in 2023
High income rank
5th
Netherlands rank
8th

Researchers in R&D (per million people) over time

  • High income
  • Netherlands
2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k7.0k199620092023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 6,563 per million people against 4,607 per million people in High income, a difference of 1,956 per million people.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 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 Netherlands ranks 8th of 25 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 2,973 per million people 2,454 per million people 519.03 per million people High income
2000s 3,364 per million people 2,891 per million people 472.4 per million people High income
2010s 3,884 per million people 4,737 per million people 853.45 per million people Netherlands
2020s 4,456 per million people 6,041 per million people 1,585 per million people Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers in r&d, High income or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 6,563 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 Netherlands?
1,956 per million people, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Netherlands?
27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do High income and Netherlands rank globally for researchers in r&d?
High income ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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.