Researchers in rd per million people by country
Countries reporting
102
Highest
9,472
South Korea
Lowest
1.45
Guatemala
Median
1,440
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
1,875
What the numbers show
Researchers in rd per million people is currently reported for 102 countries. The highest value is 9,472 in South Korea; the lowest is 1.45 in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,440, and the mean is 2,498.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6,552.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 767.8%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 91.9%).
Researchers in rd per million people: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 9,472 | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 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 | 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% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 5,926 | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 5,874 | 2024 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 15 | Ireland | 5,753 | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 5,624 | 2022 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 5,616 | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 18 | Japan | 5,609 | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 19 | New Zealand | 5,435 | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 20 | France | 5,369 | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 5,359 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 22 | Greece | 5,283 | 2023 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 23 | United States | 4,937 | 2022 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 4,800 | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 25 | Macao | 4,634 | 2024 | up 360.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Australia | 4,569 | 2010 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 4,567 | 2023 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 4,505 | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 4,473 | 2017 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 3,704 | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 3,675 | 2023 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 32 | Spain | 3,654 | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 3,507 | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 2,855 | 2023 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 2,688 | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 36 | Turkey | 2,645 | 2023 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Russia | 2,639 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 2,607 | 2021 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 39 | Croatia | 2,440 | 2023 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 2,401 | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 41 | Malta | 2,355 | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 42 | Iran | 2,240 | 2021 | up 214.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Latvia | 2,191 | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 44 | Cuba | 2,171 | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 45 | China | 2,107 | 2023 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 46 | Georgia | 1,896 | 2024 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 47 | Cyprus | 1,686 | 2023 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 48 | Tunisia | 1,668 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 1,663 | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 50 | Thailand | 1,592 | 2023 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Belarus | 1,568 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 52 | Argentina | 1,313 | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 1,235 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 54 | Malaysia | 1,218 | 2022 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Egypt | 1,120 | 2024 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 1,083 | 2016 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 57 | Romania | 1,082 | 2023 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 58 | Uruguay | 937.57 | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 59 | Brazil | 903.2 | 2014 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 888.07 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 61 | Vietnam | 836.11 | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 62 | Montenegro | 764.42 | 2019 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 758.01 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 64 | Oman | 739.41 | 2024 | up 305.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Chile | 707.06 | 2022 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 705.16 | 2024 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Mauritius | 688.53 | 2024 | up 289.1% | rising |
| 68 | Moldova | 649.94 | 2024 | down 29.8% | flat |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 639.54 | 2024 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 70 | Ukraine | 586.08 | 2022 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 71 | Palestine | 584.35 | 2013 | up 670.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Senegal | 572.42 | 2015 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 507.76 | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 492.72 | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 75 | Pakistan | 473.72 | 2023 | up 228.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Mexico | 438.25 | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 400.26 | 2014 | up 722.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Indonesia | 395.34 | 2020 | up 347.6% | rising |
| 80 | Kenya | 384.02 | 2024 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Philippines | 320.28 | 2020 | up 298.8% | volatile |
| 82 | India | 259.26 | 2020 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 83 | Panama | 250.47 | 2024 | up 170.0% | rising |
| 84 | Venezuela | 179.96 | 2023 | down 50.6% | rising |
| 85 | Iraq | 164.28 | 2021 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Kuwait | 144.75 | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Paraguay | 138.79 | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 88 | Rwanda | 133.12 | 2023 | up 767.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Congo | 126.97 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 94.49 | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 91 | Colombia | 90.25 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 89.04 | 2017 | up 351.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Bolivia | 63.06 | 2021 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 94 | Togo | 57.79 | 2024 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 95 | El Salvador | 55.47 | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 96 | Mozambique | 44.41 | 2015 | up 170.7% | rising |
| 97 | Zambia | 41.9 | 2008 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 98 | Madagascar | 32.94 | 2018 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 99 | Lesotho | 32.24 | 2023 | up 443.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Myanmar | 28.01 | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 101 | Niger | 26.94 | 2013 | up 238.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Mali | 26.04 | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 103 | Guatemala | 1.45 | 2023 | down 91.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 444.16