Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Luxembourg: Researchers in R&D

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
592.02 per million people
in 2014
Luxembourg
5,359 per million people
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
21st
Luxembourg rank
21st

Researchers in R&D over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Luxembourg
02.0k4.0k6.0k200020112023

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 5,359 per million people against 592.02 per million people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 4,767 per million people.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 9.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Luxembourg ranks 21st of 25 groups.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Luxembourg Difference Ahead
2000s 447.31 per million people 4,501 per million people 4,054 per million people Luxembourg
2010s 581.36 per million people 4,914 per million people 4,333 per million people Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers in r&d, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 5,359 per million people against 592.02 per million people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in researchers in r&d between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Luxembourg?
4,767 per million people, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Luxembourg?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2014.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Luxembourg rank globally for researchers in r&d?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Luxembourg ranks 21st 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.