Russia vs Turkey: Number of R&D researchers per million people
Russia
2,639 per million people
in 2024
Turkey
2,645 per million people
in 2023
Russia rank
37th
Turkey rank
36th
Number of R&D researchers per million people over time
- Russia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2,645 per million people against 2,639 per million people in Russia, a difference of 6 per million people.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 37th and Turkey ranks 36th of 103 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,523 per million people | 302.18 per million people | 3,221 per million people | Russia |
| 2000s | 3,279 per million people | 547.06 per million people | 2,732 per million people | Russia |
| 2010s | 2,974 per million people | 1,244 per million people | 1,730 per million people | Russia |
| 2020s | 2,667 per million people | 2,324 per million people | 342.8 per million people | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of r&d researchers per million people, Russia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 2,645 per million people against 2,639 per million people in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of r&d researchers per million people between Russia and Turkey?
- 6 per million people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkey?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Russia and Turkey rank globally for number of r&d researchers per million people?
- Russia ranks 37th 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 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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