High income vs Sweden: Researchers in R&D

High income
4,607 per million people
in 2022
Sweden
8,911 per million people
in 2023
High income rank
5th
Sweden rank
2nd

Researchers in R&D over time

  • High income
  • Sweden
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199620092023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 8,911 per million people against 4,607 per million people in High income, a difference of 4,304 per million people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.9 times High income's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 25 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 2,986 per million people 4,339 per million people 1,353 per million people Sweden
2000s 3,420 per million people 5,484 per million people 2,064 per million people Sweden
2010s 3,884 per million people 6,569 per million people 2,686 per million people Sweden
2020s 4,456 per million people 8,185 per million people 3,729 per million people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers in r&d, High income or Sweden?
Sweden, at 8,911 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 Sweden?
4,304 per million people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Sweden?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
How do High income and Sweden rank globally for researchers in r&d?
High income ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd 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.