Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Researchers per million inhabitants
Egypt
1,120 FTE
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1,235 FTE
in 2024
Egypt rank
55th
Saudi Arabia rank
53rd
Researchers per million inhabitants over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1,235 FTE against 1,120 FTE in Egypt, a difference of 115 FTE.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 103 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1,235 FTE against 1,120 FTE in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 115 FTE, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Egypt ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd 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