Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, SDG: Northern Africa or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 4,473 FTE against 932.84 FTE in SDG: Northern Africa as of 2017.

What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between SDG: Northern Africa and United Kingdom?

3,540 FTE, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Northern Africa and United Kingdom?

22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.

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.

SDG: Northern Africa vs United Kingdom: Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE)

SDG: Northern Africa

932.84 FTE

in 2023

United Kingdom

4,473 FTE

in 2017

SDG: Northern Africa rank

27th

United Kingdom rank

29th

Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE) over time

SDG: Northern Africa
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 4,473 FTE against 932.84 FTE in SDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 3,540 FTE.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 4.8 times SDG: Northern Africa's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

SDG: Northern Africa ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 50 groups.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	SDG: Northern Africa	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	463.19 FTE	2,632 FTE	2,169 FTE	United Kingdom
2000s	461.78 FTE	3,736 FTE	3,275 FTE	United Kingdom
2010s	609.56 FTE	4,229 FTE	3,619 FTE	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, SDG: Northern Africa or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 4,473 FTE against 932.84 FTE in SDG: Northern Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between SDG: Northern Africa and United Kingdom?: 3,540 FTE, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Northern Africa and United Kingdom?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.
How do SDG: Northern Africa and United Kingdom rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?: SDG: Northern Africa ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 29th 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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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: 08 November 2026

February 2026 Data Release