Netherlands vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Researchers per million inhabitants
Netherlands
6,563 FTE
in 2023
WB: High Income (july 2025)
4,692 FTE
in 2023
Netherlands rank
8th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
5th
Researchers per million inhabitants over time
- Netherlands
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6,563 FTE against 4,692 FTE in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 1,871 FTE.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was WB: High Income (july 2025) ahead.
Netherlands ranks 8th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 5th of 103 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and WB: High Income (july 2025) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,454 FTE | 2,879 FTE | 425.28 FTE | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 2,891 FTE | 3,284 FTE | 392.29 FTE | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 4,737 FTE | 3,861 FTE | 876.4 FTE | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 6,171 FTE | 4,557 FTE | 1,614 FTE | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, Netherlands or WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Netherlands, at 6,563 FTE against 4,692 FTE in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between Netherlands and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 1,871 FTE, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Netherlands ranks 8th 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