OECD members vs Singapore: Researchers in R&D

OECD members
4,464 per million people
in 2022
Singapore
8,782 per million people
in 2022
OECD members rank
4th
Singapore rank
4th

Researchers in R&D over time

  • OECD members
  • Singapore
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199620092022

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 8,782 per million people against 4,464 per million people in OECD members, a difference of 4,318 per million people.

That makes Singapore's figure about 2.0 times OECD members's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 4th of 23 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 2,570 per million people 2,820 per million people 249.95 per million people Singapore
2000s 3,016 per million people 5,229 per million people 2,213 per million people Singapore
2010s 3,521 per million people 6,860 per million people 3,339 per million people Singapore
2020s 4,308 per million people 8,080 per million people 3,773 per million people Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers in r&d, OECD members or Singapore?
Singapore, at 8,782 per million people against 4,464 per million people in OECD members as of 2022.
What is the difference in researchers in r&d between OECD members and Singapore?
4,318 per million people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Singapore?
27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do OECD members and Singapore rank globally for researchers in r&d?
OECD members ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 4th of 23 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.