Kuwait vs Venezuela: R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
144.75 per million people
in 2024
Venezuela
179.96 per million people
in 2023
Kuwait rank
86th
Venezuela rank
84th
R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 179.96 per million people against 144.75 per million people in Kuwait, a difference of 35.21 per million people.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 86th and Venezuela ranks 84th of 103 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 177.9 per million people | 52.83 per million people | 125.08 per million people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 169.88 per million people | 121.01 per million people | 48.87 per million people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 302.01 per million people | 253.02 per million people | 48.99 per million people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 167.21 per million people | 273.31 per million people | 106.1 per million people | Venezuela |
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, Kuwait or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 179.96 per million people against 144.75 per million people in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and Venezuela?
- 35.21 per million people, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Venezuela?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Venezuela rank globally for r&d researchers per million people vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 86th and Venezuela ranks 84th 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.