Slovenia vs Upper middle income: Researchers in R&D

Slovenia
5,616 per million people
in 2023
Upper middle income
1,476 per million people
in 2021
Slovenia rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
16th

Researchers in R&D over time

  • Slovenia
  • Upper middle income
02.0k4.0k6.0k199620092023

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 5,616 per million people against 1,476 per million people in Upper middle income, a difference of 4,140 per million people.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 3.8 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Slovenia has been ahead every year.

Slovenia ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 103 countries.

Slovenia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovenia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 2,652 per million people 671.42 per million people 1,981 per million people Slovenia
2010s 4,302 per million people 955.3 per million people 3,347 per million people Slovenia
2020s 5,211 per million people 1,354 per million people 3,857 per million people Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers in r&d, Slovenia or Upper middle income?
Slovenia, at 5,616 per million people against 1,476 per million people in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in researchers in r&d between Slovenia and Upper middle income?
4,140 per million people, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and Upper middle income?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Slovenia and Upper middle income rank globally for researchers in r&d?
Slovenia ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 16th 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.