Croatia vs Turkey: R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita

Croatia
2,440 per million people
in 2023
Turkey
2,645 per million people
in 2023
Croatia rank
39th
Turkey rank
36th

R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Croatia
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 2,645 per million people against 2,440 per million people in Croatia, a difference of 205 per million people.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 39th and Turkey ranks 36th of 103 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 1,154 per million people 305.83 per million people 848.63 per million people Croatia
2000s 1,536 per million people 547.06 per million people 988.84 per million people Croatia
2010s 1,725 per million people 1,244 per million people 481.16 per million people Croatia
2020s 2,421 per million people 2,324 per million people 96.72 per million people Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita, Croatia or Turkey?
Turkey, at 2,645 per million people against 2,440 per million people in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita between Croatia and Turkey?
205 per million people, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Turkey?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Turkey rank globally for r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita?
Croatia ranks 39th and Turkey ranks 36th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita
Unit
per million people
Source
UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,875 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Professionals conceiving or creating new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.