What is the difference in number of r&d researchers per million people between Serbia and United Arab Emirates?

81 per million people, with Serbia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and United Arab Emirates?

6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.

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.

Serbia vs United Arab Emirates: Number of R&D researchers per million people

Serbia

2,688 per million people

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

2,607 per million people

in 2021

Serbia rank

35th

United Arab Emirates rank

38th

Number of R&D researchers per million people over time

Serbia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 2,688 per million people against 2,607 per million people in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 81 per million people.

Across all 6 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Serbia ranks 35th and United Arab Emirates ranks 38th of 103 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Serbia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2,086 per million people	2,405 per million people	318.47 per million people	United Arab Emirates
2020s	2,178 per million people	2,594 per million people	415.85 per million people	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of r&d researchers per million people, Serbia or United Arab Emirates?: Serbia, at 2,688 per million people against 2,607 per million people in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of r&d researchers per million people between Serbia and United Arab Emirates?: 81 per million people, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and United Arab Emirates?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
How do Serbia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of r&d researchers per million people?: Serbia ranks 35th and United Arab Emirates ranks 38th 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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Indicator: Number of R&D researchers per million people
Unit: per million people
Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 103 places, 1,875 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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