Luxembourg vs New Zealand: Researchers per million inhabitants

Luxembourg
5,359 FTE
in 2023
New Zealand
5,435 FTE
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
21st
New Zealand rank
19th

Researchers per million inhabitants over time

  • Luxembourg
  • New Zealand
02.0k4.0k6.0k199720102023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 5,435 FTE against 5,359 FTE in Luxembourg, a difference of 76 FTE.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 19th of 103 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 4,661 FTE 3,373 FTE 1,288 FTE Luxembourg
2010s 4,977 FTE 4,791 FTE 186.12 FTE Luxembourg
2020s 5,149 FTE 5,265 FTE 116.03 FTE New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, Luxembourg or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 5,435 FTE against 5,359 FTE in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between Luxembourg and New Zealand?
76 FTE, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and New Zealand?
11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and New Zealand rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?
Luxembourg ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 19th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Luxembourg vs New Zealand: Researchers per million inhabitants. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/researchers-per-million-inhabitants-fte/luxembourg/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/researchers-per-million-inhabitants-fte/luxembourg/new-zealand/">Luxembourg vs New Zealand: Researchers per million inhabitants</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE)
Unit
FTE
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
153 places, 3,275 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release