Indicator Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE)Information on item
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Albania .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Algeria .. Information on cell832.4 .. .. .. .. ..
American Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Angola Information on cell19.0 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Argentina 1 260.7 1 212.5 1 227.4 1 231.5 1 256.3 1 283.8 ..
Armenia .. .. .. .. .. .. Information on cell1 219.9
Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Austria Information on cell5 401.3 Information on cell5 416.9 Information on cell5 683.2 Information on cell5 959.5 Information on cell5 829.8 Information on cell6 341.7 ..
Azerbaijan .. .. .. 1 694.5 1 712.2 1 728.8 1 690.7
Bahrain .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Belarus .. .. .. .. 1 433.6 1 393.5 1 381.8
Belgium Information on cell4 811.2 Information on cell4 757.9 Information on cell5 032.4 Information on cell5 280.4 Information on cell5 410.8 Information on cell6 581.9 ..
Bermuda .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) .. Information on cell49.8 .. 58.3 .. 62.4 ..
Bosnia and Herzegovina 406.1 470.2 458.0 Information on cell449.2 443.9 442.8 535.0
Botswana .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Brazil .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Brunei Darussalam .. .. .. .. .. .. Information on cell513.6
Bulgaria 2 198.8 2 092.1 2 310.6 2 391.0 2 377.6 2 339.3 ..
Burkina Faso .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Burundi .. .. Information on cell23.2 .. .. .. ..
Cambodia .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Canada 4 428.2 4 467.2 4 758.1 4 894.2 5 076.2 .. ..
Cabo Verde .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Chad Information on cell58.8 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Chile Information on cell500.3 Information on cell499.8 Information on cell529.1 Information on cell512.5 Information on cell518.7 .. ..
China 1 210.7 1 237.7 1 319.4 1 485.8 1 601.9 1 687.1 ..
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3 651.5 3 709.3 3 972.2 4 235.1 4 349.3 4 585.5 4 809.0
China, Macao Special Administrative Region Information on cell2 614.1 Information on cell3 176.7 Information on cell3 471.4 Information on cell3 628.9 Information on cell3 866.4 Information on cell4 131.5 Information on cell3 544.5
Colombia 90.9 89.9 .. .. .. .. ..
Congo .. .. .. .. .. .. Information on cell128.2
Costa Rica Information on cell523.1 Information on cell378.9 Information on cell343.8 .. 365.7 399.4 ..
Côte d'Ivoire .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Croatia 1 837.4 1 856.8 1 912.1 2 127.9 2 214.8 2 330.9 ..
Cuba .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cyprus
(+ 1 058.6
(+ 1 209.6
(+ 1 408.2
(+ 1 657.7
(+ 1 739.9
(+ 1 743.3
..
Czechia 3 547.2 3 721.1 3 911.2 4 033.9 4 194.9 4 568.6 ..
Democratic Republic of the Congo .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Denmark 7 874.0 7 683.4 7 635.8 Information on cell7 727.2 Information on cell7 667.3 Information on cell7 707.7 ..
Ecuador .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Egypt 659.1 647.9 657.6 791.0 804.9 821.7 841.4
El Salvador 67.0 65.0 72.8 75.0 59.2 64.7 ..
Estonia 3 296.2 3 552.2 3 765.6 3 769.8 3 835.7 4 038.2 ..
Eswatini .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ethiopia .. 90.2 .. .. .. .. ..
Faeroe Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Finland 6 544.0 6 731.8 6 873.0 7 246.3 7 548.5 7 870.7 ..
France 4 467.4 4 624.7 4 756.6 4 870.5 4 986.2 5 175.0 ..
Gabon .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Gambia .. .. Information on cell50.0 .. .. .. ..
Georgia Information on cell1 391.4 Information on cell1 389.6 Information on cell1 553.3 Information on cell1 799.9 Information on cell1 812.4 Information on cell1 717.4 Information on cell1 823.0
Germany 4 862.6 5 087.3 5 240.0 5 428.2 5 413.8 5 536.0 ..
Ghana .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Greece Information on cell2 728.3 Information on cell3 264.1 Information on cell3 441.1 Information on cell3 684.9 Information on cell4 073.5 Information on cell4 326.3 ..
Greenland .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Guam .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Guatemala Information on cell22.7 Information on cell14.5 Information on cell13.3 Information on cell15.0 Information on cell17.3 Information on cell14.5 ..
Honduras .. 34.3 Information on cell201.2 187.4 .. .. ..
Hungary 2 624.6 2 901.0 Information on cell3 845.5 Information on cell4 020.6 Information on cell4 309.0 Information on cell4 452.2 ..
Iceland Information on cell6 629.2 6 054.7 Information on cell5 879.3 .. .. 6 940.4 ..
India .. .. 251.0 .. 260.4 .. ..
Indonesia Information on cell179.6 216.4 217.5 Information on cell391.3 399.6 .. ..
Iran (Islamic Republic of) .. Information on cell1 418.0 .. 1 597.3 .. .. ..
Iraq 62.0 101.6 106.5 117.3 135.3 162.5 ..
Ireland Information on cell5 184.7 Information on cell5 155.4 Information on cell4 749.6 4 836.1 Information on cell4 858.6 Information on cell5 250.7 ..
Israel .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Italy Information on cell2 222.2 Information on cell2 336.9 Information on cell2 541.0 Information on cell2 688.6 Information on cell2 632.3 Information on cell2 677.8 ..
Jamaica .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Japan Information on cell5 235.2 Information on cell5 331.3 Information on cell5 362.0 Information on cell5 409.5 Information on cell5 495.3 Information on cell5 638.4 ..
Jordan Information on cell575.3 Information on cell577.9 .. .. .. .. ..
Kazakhstan 688.8 661.7 663.0 633.7 686.2 626.5 681.5
Kenya .. .. .. .. .. .. Information on cell169.3
Kuwait Information on cell465.2 Information on cell504.9 Information on cell503.7 Information on cell175.6 Information on cell165.8 .. Information on cell182.0
Kyrgyzstan .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lao People's Democratic Republic .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Latvia 1 589.8 1 772.6 1 776.5 1 885.9 2 135.0 2 404.5 ..
Lesotho .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lithuania 2 891.4 2 994.6 3 092.7 3 364.5 3 590.7 3 935.1 ..
Luxembourg 4 802.8 4 971.2 4 756.5 5 092.3 Information on cell4 690.3 4 940.6 ..
Madagascar Information on cell24.4 Information on cell30.3 Information on cell33.7 .. .. .. ..
Malawi .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Malaysia 2 349.8 .. 2 139.5 .. 726.5 .. ..
Mali .. Information on cell32.0 .. Information on cell56.6 .. Information on cell29.3 ..
Malta 1 939.8 1 970.4 1 866.1 1 886.8 1 983.9 2 160.7 ..
Mauritania .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mauritius .. .. Information on cell463.6 540.3 553.0 556.9 569.0
Mexico 321.8 Information on cell320.1 Information on cell317.4 Information on cell335.1 Information on cell358.0 Information on cell384.1 ..
Monaco .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mongolia .. .. .. .. 332.2 Information on cell680.3 Information on cell533.6
Montenegro Information on cell708.6 Information on cell696.8 Information on cell757.9 Information on cell743.4 .. .. ..
Morocco 1 080.7 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mozambique .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Myanmar .. Information on cell29.8 Information on cell33.9 Information on cell30.2 Information on cell32.6 Information on cell19.0 ..
Namibia .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nepal .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Netherlands 5 128.8 5 302.3 5 535.5 5 640.2 5 865.7 6 074.3 ..
New Zealand .. 5 098.8 .. 5 724.1 .. 5 102.3 ..
Nicaragua .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Niger .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nigeria .. .. .. Information on cell22.8 .. .. ..
North Macedonia 842.9 719.2 788.0 775.4 775.2 743.7 642.4
Norway 6 120.1 6 395.4 6 483.5 6 736.9 6 765.3 7 227.9 ..
Oman Information on cell249.9 Information on cell251.5 Information on cell296.1 Information on cell382.4 372.7 330.3 381.8
Pakistan .. Information on cell324.9 .. Information on cell374.4 .. Information on cell415.3 ..
Palestine .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Panama 97.0 105.9 107.2 110.7 167.6 134.6 Information on cell142.0
Papua New Guinea Information on cell33.4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Paraguay Information on cell131.9 Information on cell147.0 Information on cell151.9 Information on cell169.0 Information on cell140.9 Information on cell142.4 ..
Peru .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Philippines .. .. 172.0 .. .. .. ..
Poland 2 288.1 Information on cell2 973.8 Information on cell3 056.8 Information on cell3 136.4 Information on cell3 238.2 Information on cell3 534.5 ..
Portugal Information on cell3 995.6 Information on cell4 355.7 Information on cell4 627.2 Information on cell4 879.3 Information on cell5 163.4 Information on cell5 473.4 Information on cell5 743.0
Puerto Rico .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Qatar .. .. 584.5 .. .. 982.5 ..
Republic of Korea 7 056.3 7 450.6 7 913.5 8 322.6 8 614.6 9 081.9 ..
Republic of Moldova
(+ 912.0
(+ 923.5
(+ 903.4
(+ 823.5
(+ 774.7
(+ 781.2
(+ 768.0
Romania 909.0 887.3 875.8 887.1 940.5 985.5 ..
Russian Federation 2 960.0 2 825.5 2 787.2 2 749.5 2 724.9
( 2 675.6
( 2 697.9
Rwanda 13.7 .. .. 58.5 .. .. ..
Saint Helena .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Saint Lucia .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Saudi Arabia .. .. .. .. Information on cell435.4 Information on cell692.3 Information on cell834.8
Senegal .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Serbia
(+ Information on cell2 121.9
(+ Information on cell2 067.7
(+ Information on cell2 076.0
(+ Information on cell2 087.3
(+ Information on cell2 149.9
(+ Information on cell2 206.7
(+ Information on cell2 349.7
Seychelles .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Singapore 6 897.0 6 777.6 6 786.7 7 275.6 7 224.7 .. ..
Slovakia Information on cell2 607.2 Information on cell2 801.1 Information on cell3 001.4 Information on cell3 114.9 Information on cell3 165.6 Information on cell3 211.0 ..
Slovenia 3 893.0 Information on cell4 440.8 Information on cell4 788.8 Information on cell4 980.4 Information on cell5 124.6 Information on cell5 223.0 ..
South Africa 489.2 524.1 511.0 491.4 472.7 .. ..
Spain Information on cell2 727.4 Information on cell2 863.8 Information on cell3 003.6 Information on cell3 067.7 Information on cell3 071.4 Information on cell3 251.7 ..
Sri Lanka 105.0 104.7 104.1 .. 104.6 .. ..
Sudan .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sweden Information on cell7 108.0 7 308.7 Information on cell7 433.2 7 697.8 7 759.5 8 130.8 ..
Switzerland .. 5 258.5 .. 5 563.0 .. 6 022.7 ..
Syrian Arab Republic .. .. .. .. .. .. Information on cell142.0
Tajikistan .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Thailand 1 183.1 1 320.6 1 718.5 1 749.9 2 023.8 1 699.1 ..
Togo Information on cell31.9 Information on cell38.5 Information on cell47.7 Information on cell46.5 Information on cell45.3 Information on cell44.9 Information on cell44.4
Trinidad and Tobago .. 485.8 531.2 Information on cell449.5 Information on cell590.5 Information on cell525.5 ..
Tunisia 1 942.7 1 893.2 1 765.2 1 701.6 1 620.5 1 584.2 1 672.0
Türkiye 1 246.9 1 369.3 1 530.9 1 629.7 1 786.5 1 999.5 ..
Uganda .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ukraine
(+ Information on cell1 037.2
(+ Information on cell994.1
(+ Information on cell988.1
(+ Information on cell880.6
(+ Information on cell846.2
(+ Information on cell752.8
(+ Information on cell580.8
United Arab Emirates 2 490.7 .. Information on cell2 516.4 2 536.5 2 612.3 2 666.0 ..
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Information on cell4 448.4 4 491.3 .. .. .. .. ..
United Republic of Tanzania .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
United States of America Information on cell3 830.5 Information on cell3 958.6 Information on cell4 262.0 Information on cell4 308.9 Information on cell4 451.8 .. ..
United States Virgin Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Uruguay 732.0 749.1 779.4 796.0 813.2 838.5 ..
Uzbekistan 509.9 499.6 480.4 421.5 426.8 525.3 547.5
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Information on cell292.0 .. .. Information on cell230.7 Information on cell289.2 Information on cell275.9 Information on cell352.0
Viet Nam .. 715.4 .. 765.5 .. 779.3 ..
Zambia .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Zimbabwe .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Hide subtree Sustainable Development Goal Regions .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
World 1 164.6 1 195.1 1 244.7 1 294.5 1 326.9 1 352.5 ..
Landlocked Developing Countries 158.8 158.2 157.0 164.8 166.0 169.3 ..
Least Developed Countries 67.5 70.3 72.0 72.6 73.2 72.5 ..
Small Island Developing States 831.5 825.0 831.8 875.0 899.3 896.9 ..
Sub-Saharan Africa 95.6 99.1 98.9 98.0 96.4 95.7 ..
Northern Africa and Western Asia 827.1 848.0 871.4 925.1 950.4 1 005.3 ..
Northern Africa 714.3 714.7 710.4 762.5 762.9 766.8 ..
Western Asia 924.4 963.4 1 011.5 1 066.9 1 114.2 1 215.4 ..
Central and Southern Asia 259.8 284.1 298.8 307.6 313.8 317.1 ..
Central Asia 481.1 465.8 458.6 424.9 442.4 471.5 ..
Southern Asia 251.5 277.3 292.8 303.2 308.9 311.2 ..
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 1 442.1 1 479.8 1 555.0 1 682.0 1 762.2 1 821.1 ..
Eastern Asia 1 742.2 1 784.7 1 872.6 2 034.1 2 149.9 2 249.9 ..
South-Eastern Asia 713.2 743.3 791.3 841.0 842.7 812.1 ..
Latin America and the Caribbean 575.8 583.6 605.1 608.8 623.5 625.4 ..
Oceania 3 457.0 3 421.9 3 445.1 3 441.3 3 367.8 3 324.5 ..
Australia and New Zealand 4 856.4 4 812.1 4 850.1 4 848.8 4 746.7 4 695.9 ..
Europe and Northern America 3 536.4 3 643.6 3 816.5 3 896.5 3 971.2 4 049.7 ..
Europe 3 364.8 3 464.8 3 572.6 3 662.8 3 700.0 3 816.6 ..
Northern America 3 888.7 4 008.1 4 310.4 4 366.5 4 513.7 4 513.9 ..
Hide subtree UIS Regions .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
World 1 164.6 1 195.1 1 244.7 1 294.5 1 326.9 1 352.5 ..
Arab States 565.0 569.2 567.4 599.7 601.9 629.8 ..
Central and Eastern Europe 2 083.2 2 134.6 2 200.2 2 219.3 2 266.2 2 332.3 ..
Central Asia 606.7 585.5 580.4 628.3 641.5 662.4 ..
East Asia and the Pacific 1 479.0 1 515.9 1 590.5 1 715.8 1 793.8 1 851.1 ..
Latin America and the Caribbean 575.8 583.7 605.1 608.8 623.5 625.4 ..
North America and Western Europe 4 097.9 4 230.2 4 451.3 4 559.5 4 651.8 4 745.8 ..
South and West Asia 251.5 277.3 292.8 303.2 308.9 311.2 ..
Sub-Saharan Africa 94.7 98.0 97.6 96.7 95.1 94.4 ..
Small Island Developing States 865.0 857.1 863.5 908.9 934.2 931.2 ..
Hide subtree World Bank Income Groups .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Low income countries 165.2 170.4 174.5 176.8 176.0 176.2 ..
Lower middle income countries 282.4 298.9 309.5 318.3 321.5 322.5 ..
Middle income countries 656.4 671.9 703.6 752.7 782.4 798.1 ..
Upper middle income countries 1 056.4 1 073.7 1 131.2 1 227.8 1 290.8 1 327.7 ..
High income countries 4 012.1 4 150.2 4 332.2 4 436.0 4 525.3 4 650.3 ..
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Data extracted on 26 Apr 2024 12:31 UTC (GMT) from UIS.Stat

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