Hong Kong vs Late-demographic dividend: Researchers in R&D (per million people)

Hong Kong
5,874 per million people
in 2024
Late-demographic dividend
2,060 per million people
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
14th
Late-demographic dividend rank
11th

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 5,874 per million people against 2,060 per million people in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 3,814 per million people.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 2.9 times Late-demographic dividend's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 14th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 103 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 1,130 per million people 736.22 per million people 393.41 per million people Hong Kong
2000s 2,163 per million people 977.16 per million people 1,185 per million people Hong Kong
2010s 3,515 per million people 1,274 per million people 2,242 per million people Hong Kong
2020s 4,759 per million people 1,837 per million people 2,922 per million people Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers in r&d, Hong Kong or Late-demographic dividend?
Hong Kong, at 5,874 per million people against 2,060 per million people in Late-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in researchers in r&d between Hong Kong and Late-demographic dividend?
3,814 per million people, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Late-demographic dividend?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for researchers in r&d?
Hong Kong ranks 14th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th 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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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.