Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
1,120 per million people
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1,235 per million people
in 2024
Egypt rank
55th
Saudi Arabia rank
53rd
R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1,235 per million people against 1,120 per million people in Egypt, a difference of 115 per million people.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 103 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1,235 per million people against 1,120 per million people in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 115 per million people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd 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.