Singapore vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Researchers per million inhabitants
Singapore
8,782 FTE
in 2022
WB: High Income (july 2025)
4,692 FTE
in 2023
Singapore rank
4th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
5th
Researchers per million inhabitants over time
- Singapore
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 8,782 FTE against 4,692 FTE in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 4,090 FTE.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.9 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was WB: High Income (july 2025) ahead.
Singapore ranks 4th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 5th of 103 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 3 and WB: High Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,820 FTE | 2,879 FTE | 58.96 FTE | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 5,229 FTE | 3,284 FTE | 1,945 FTE | Singapore |
| 2010s | 6,860 FTE | 3,861 FTE | 3,000 FTE | Singapore |
| 2020s | 8,080 FTE | 4,512 FTE | 3,569 FTE | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, Singapore or WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Singapore, at 8,782 FTE against 4,692 FTE in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between Singapore and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 4,090 FTE, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Singapore and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Singapore ranks 4th 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