Singapore vs Sweden: Number of R&D researchers per million people
Singapore
8,782 per million people
in 2022
Sweden
8,911 per million people
in 2023
Singapore rank
4th
Sweden rank
2nd
Number of R&D researchers per million people over time
- Singapore
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 8,911 per million people against 8,782 per million people in Singapore, a difference of 129 per million people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sweden ahead.
Singapore ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 103 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,898 per million people | 4,339 per million people | 1,442 per million people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5,470 per million people | 5,484 per million people | 13.83 per million people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 6,860 per million people | 6,569 per million people | 290.91 per million people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 8,080 per million people | 8,185 per million people | 104.07 per million people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of r&d researchers per million people, Singapore or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 8,911 per million people against 8,782 per million people in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of r&d researchers per million people between Singapore and Sweden?
- 129 per million people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Singapore and Sweden rank globally for number of r&d researchers per million people?
- Singapore ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 2nd 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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