Researchers in R&D (per million people)
Education & R&DWB WDIwb_wdi:SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6•Per million people•1996 → 2023•144 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Education & R&DWB WDI
Coverage
144
Frequency
—
Range
1996 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Researchers in R&D (per million people) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Per million people
≤ 52.73M
52.73M – 153.99M
153.99M – 479.14M
479.14M – 902.98M
902.98M – 2.43B
2.43B – 5.02B
> 5.02B
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Researchers in R&D (per million people)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Researchers in R&D (per million people)
Countries
50
Median
4.7B
Mean
4.9B
25th pctl
2.6B
75th pctl
5.8B
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Researchers in R&D (per million people)
Korea, Rep.BelgiumNetherlands
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiechtensteinLIE | 18.13B Per million people | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 9.43B Per million people | 2022 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 8.74B Per million people | 2022 | |
| SwedenSWE | 8.62B Per million people | 2022 | |
| FinlandFIN | 8.07B Per million people | 2022 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 7.92B Per million people | 2021 | |
| NorwayNOR | 7.39B Per million people | 2022 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 6.98B Per million people | 2022 | |
| IcelandISL | 6.86B Per million people | 2022 | |
| AustriaAUT | 6.66B Per million people | 2022 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 6.32B Per million people | 2022 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 6.02B Per million people | 2021 | |
| GermanyDEU | 5.79B Per million people | 2022 | |
| PortugalPRT | 5.69B Per million people | 2022 | |
| JapanJPN | 5.63B Per million people | 2022 | |
| IrelandIRL | 5.51B Per million people | 2022 | |
| CanadaCAN | 5.41B Per million people | 2021 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 5.37B Per million people | 2022 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 5.27B Per million people | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 5.18B Per million people | 2022 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 5.09B Per million people | 2021 | |
| GreeceGRC | 4.93B Per million people | 2022 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 4.88B Per million people | 2022 | |
| United StatesUSA | 4.83B Per million people | 2021 | |
| HungaryHUN | 4.73B Per million people | 2022 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 4.7B Per million people | 2022 | |
| EstoniaEST | 4.65B Per million people | 2022 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 4.57B Per million people | 2010 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 4.47B Per million people | 2017 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 4.15B Per million people | 2022 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 3.83B Per million people | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 3.72B Per million people | 2022 | |
| SpainESP | 3.39B Per million people | 2022 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 3.39B Per million people | 2022 | |
| ItalyITA | 2.8B Per million people | 2022 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 2.68B Per million people | 2022 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 2.61B Per million people | 2021 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 2.56B Per million people | 2022 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 2.53B Per million people | 2022 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 2.52B Per million people | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 2.48B Per million people | 2022 | |
| MaltaMLT | 2.43B Per million people | 2022 | |
| LatviaLVA | 2.27B Per million people | 2022 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 2.24B Per million people | 2021 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 2.11B Per million people | 2018 | |
| CubaCUB | 1.97B Per million people | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 1.86B Per million people | 2022 | |
| ChinaCHN | 1.85B Per million people | 2022 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 1.82B Per million people | 2003 | — |
| GeorgiaGEO | 1.77B Per million people | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)