Austria vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Researchers per million inhabitants
Austria
6,634 FTE
in 2023
WB: High Income (july 2025)
4,692 FTE
in 2023
Austria rank
7th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
5th
Researchers per million inhabitants over time
- Austria
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Austria currently reports 6,634 FTE against 4,692 FTE in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 1,942 FTE.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.4 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: High Income (july 2025) ahead.
Austria ranks 7th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 5th of 103 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and WB: High Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,347 FTE | 2,889 FTE | 541.43 FTE | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 3,617 FTE | 3,359 FTE | 258.51 FTE | Austria |
| 2010s | 5,085 FTE | 3,861 FTE | 1,225 FTE | Austria |
| 2020s | 6,355 FTE | 4,557 FTE | 1,798 FTE | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, Austria or WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Austria, at 6,634 FTE against 4,692 FTE in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between Austria and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 1,942 FTE, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Austria and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Austria ranks 7th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 5th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release