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
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
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.