Italy vs Serbia: Number of R&D researchers per million people
Italy
2,855 per million people
in 2023
Serbia
2,688 per million people
in 2024
Italy rank
34th
Serbia rank
35th
Number of R&D researchers per million people over time
- Italy
- Serbia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2,855 per million people against 2,688 per million people in Serbia, a difference of 167 per million people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 34th and Serbia ranks 35th of 103 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,632 per million people | 1,323 per million people | 309.43 per million people | Italy |
| 2010s | 2,098 per million people | 1,871 per million people | 227.17 per million people | Italy |
| 2020s | 2,731 per million people | 2,305 per million people | 425.67 per million people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of r&d researchers per million people, Italy or Serbia?
- Italy, at 2,855 per million people against 2,688 per million people in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of r&d researchers per million people between Italy and Serbia?
- 167 per million people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Serbia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Serbia rank globally for number of r&d researchers per million people?
- Italy ranks 34th and Serbia ranks 35th 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 Number of R&D researchers per million people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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