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Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per 1,000,000 population) by country

Countries reporting
93
Highest
9,472
Republic of Korea
Lowest
1.45
Guatemala
Median
1,592
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,173

What the numbers show

Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per 1,000,000 population) is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 9,472 in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 1.45 in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,592, and the mean is 2,580.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6,552.

Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 767.8%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 91.9%).

Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Republic of Korea 9,472 2023 up 46.7% rising
1 Türkiye 2,645 2023 up 124.9% volatile
2 Sweden 8,911 2023 up 32.6% rising
3 Denmark 8,838 2023 up 24.2% rising
4 Singapore 8,782 2022 up 34.8% rising
5 Finland 8,315 2023 up 15.1% flat
6 Norway 7,451 2023 up 32.9% rising
7 Austria 6,634 2023 up 38.7% rising
8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 6,563 2023 up 34.3% rising
9 Switzerland 6,108 2023 up 35.8% rising
10 Belgium 5,990 2023 up 43.9% rising
11 Portugal 5,983 2023 up 65.9% rising
12 Iceland 5,953 2023 up 3.7% falling
13 Germany 5,926 2023 up 35.3% rising
14 Ireland 5,753 2023 up 11.9% rising
15 Canada 5,624 2022 up 20.9% rising
16 Slovenia 5,616 2023 up 32.6% rising
17 Japan 5,609 2023 up 8.6% rising
18 New Zealand 5,435 2023 up 34.4% rising
19 France 5,369 2023 up 29.9% rising
20 Luxembourg 5,359 2023 up 15.0% rising
21 Greece 5,283 2023 up 99.0% rising
22 Australia and New Zealand 4,864 2023 up 0.8% rising
23 Estonia 4,800 2023 up 43.8% rising
24 Australia 4,569 2010 up 31.6% rising
25 Hungary 4,567 2023 up 80.7% rising
26 Czechia 4,505 2023 up 38.1% rising
27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,473 2017 up 8.5% rising
28 Lithuania 3,704 2023 up 28.7% rising
29 Poland 3,675 2023 up 96.7% rising
30 Spain 3,654 2023 up 39.3% rising
31 Slovakia 3,507 2023 up 28.8% rising
32 Italy 2,855 2023 up 49.0% rising
33 Serbia 2,688 2024 up 47.4% rising
34 Russian Federation 2,639 2024 down 14.1% falling
35 United Arab Emirates 2,607 2021 up 20.2% rising
36 Croatia 2,440 2023 up 58.9% rising
37 Bulgaria 2,401 2023 up 42.4% rising
38 Malta 2,355 2023 up 25.2% rising
39 Latvia 2,191 2023 up 22.3% rising
40 Cuba 2,171 2024 up 5.7% flat
41 China 2,107 2023 up 95.2% rising
42 Georgia 1,896 2024 up 68.3% rising
43 Cyprus 1,686 2023 up 63.7% rising
44 Tunisia 1,668 2024 down 7.1% rising
45 Azerbaijan 1,663 2024 down 3.1% flat
46 Thailand 1,592 2023 up 105.7% volatile
47 Belarus 1,568 2024 — rising
48 Argentina 1,313 2023 up 10.0% rising
49 Saudi Arabia 1,235 2024 — rising
50 Malaysia 1,218 2022 down 31.2% volatile
51 Egypt 1,120 2024 up 77.0% rising
52 Morocco 1,083 2016 up 65.8% rising
53 Romania 1,082 2023 up 17.1% flat
54 Uruguay 937.57 2024 up 41.1% rising
55 Brazil 903.2 2014 up 84.6% rising
56 North Macedonia 888.07 2024 up 2.4% rising
57 Montenegro 764.42 2019 up 18.9% rising
58 Kazakhstan 758.01 2024 down 3.0% rising
59 Oman 739.41 2024 up 305.2% volatile
60 Chile 707.06 2022 up 81.4% rising
61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 705.16 2024 up 148.5% volatile
62 Mauritius 688.53 2024 up 289.1% rising
63 Uzbekistan 639.54 2024 up 25.7% falling
64 Ukraine 586.08 2022 down 51.6% falling
65 Senegal 572.42 2015 up 116.1% rising
66 Costa Rica 507.76 2023 up 41.4% rising
67 Trinidad and Tobago 492.72 2022 down 0.8% flat
68 Pakistan 473.72 2023 up 228.0% volatile
69 South Africa 444.16 2022 up 10.8% rising
70 Mexico 438.25 2024 up 66.7% rising
71 Ecuador 400.26 2014 up 722.5% volatile
72 Indonesia 395.34 2020 up 347.6% rising
73 Kenya 384.02 2024 up 69.2% volatile
74 Philippines 320.28 2020 up 298.8% volatile
75 India 259.26 2020 up 66.0% rising
76 Panama 250.47 2024 up 170.0% rising
77 Iraq 164.28 2021 down 61.8% volatile
78 Kuwait 144.75 2024 down 77.3% volatile
79 Paraguay 138.79 2023 down 24.8% rising
80 Rwanda 133.12 2023 up 767.8% volatile
81 Sri Lanka 94.49 2022 down 11.7% falling
82 Colombia 90.25 2017 — rising
83 Ethiopia 89.04 2017 up 351.4% volatile
84 Togo 57.79 2024 up 57.0% rising
85 El Salvador 55.47 2023 down 14.4% falling
86 Mozambique 44.41 2015 up 170.7% rising
87 Madagascar 32.94 2018 down 27.0% falling
88 Lesotho 32.24 2023 up 443.0% volatile
89 Myanmar 28.01 2023 down 6.7% rising
90 Niger 26.94 2013 up 238.6% volatile
91 Mali 26.04 2023 down 11.4% flat
92 Guatemala 1.45 2023 down 91.9% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per 1,000,000 population)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
121 places, 2,173 data points, 2000–2024
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