SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand vs Singapore: Researchers per million inhabitants

SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
4,371 FTE
in 2023
Singapore
8,782 FTE
in 2022
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank
7th
Singapore rank
4th

Researchers per million inhabitants over time

  • SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
  • Singapore
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199620092023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 8,782 FTE against 4,371 FTE in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 4,411 FTE.

That makes Singapore's figure about 2.0 times SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ahead.

SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 4th of 50 groups.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 2,672 FTE 2,820 FTE 148.34 FTE Singapore
2000s 3,032 FTE 5,229 FTE 2,198 FTE Singapore
2010s 3,548 FTE 6,860 FTE 3,312 FTE Singapore
2020s 4,173 FTE 8,080 FTE 3,908 FTE Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand or Singapore?
Singapore, at 8,782 FTE against 4,371 FTE in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand and Singapore?
4,411 FTE, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand and Singapore?
27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand and Singapore rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 4th of 50 groups.
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

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