Italy vs Poland: R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita
Italy
2,855 per million people
in 2023
Poland
3,675 per million people
in 2023
Italy rank
34th
Poland rank
31st
R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 3,675 per million people against 2,855 per million people in Italy, a difference of 820 per million people.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Poland ahead.
Italy ranks 34th and Poland ranks 31st of 103 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,192 per million people | 1,439 per million people | 247.28 per million people | Poland |
| 2000s | 1,384 per million people | 1,556 per million people | 171.92 per million people | Poland |
| 2010s | 2,098 per million people | 2,275 per million people | 176.68 per million people | Poland |
| 2020s | 2,731 per million people | 3,554 per million people | 822.57 per million people | Poland |
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, Italy or Poland?
- Poland, at 3,675 per million people against 2,855 per million people in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita between Italy and Poland?
- 820 per million people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 34th and Poland ranks 31st 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.