Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, UNESCO: Sids or United States of America?

United States of America, at 4,937 FTE against 1,245 FTE in UNESCO: Sids as of 2022.

What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between UNESCO: Sids and United States of America?

3,692 FTE, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for UNESCO: Sids and United States of America?

27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.

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.

UNESCO: Sids vs United States of America: Researchers per million inhabitants

UNESCO: Sids

1,245 FTE

in 2023

United States of America

4,937 FTE

in 2022

UNESCO: Sids rank

22nd

United States of America rank

23rd

Researchers per million inhabitants over time

UNESCO: Sids
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 4,937 FTE against 1,245 FTE in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 3,692 FTE.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.0 times UNESCO: Sids's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

UNESCO: Sids ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 23rd of 50 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	UNESCO: Sids	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	669.88 FTE	3,384 FTE	2,714 FTE	United States of America
2000s	856.78 FTE	3,693 FTE	2,836 FTE	United States of America
2010s	1,031 FTE	3,942 FTE	2,911 FTE	United States of America
2020s	1,200 FTE	4,802 FTE	3,602 FTE	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, UNESCO: Sids or United States of America?: United States of America, at 4,937 FTE against 1,245 FTE in UNESCO: Sids as of 2022.
What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between UNESCO: Sids and United States of America?: 3,692 FTE, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for UNESCO: Sids and United States of America?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do UNESCO: Sids and United States of America rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?: UNESCO: Sids ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 23rd 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: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release