Latest available · compiled 2024
Researchers per Million Inhabitants, 2024 compilation
Each country’s newest reading as of 2024; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten
Researchers per Million Inhabitants, 2024 compilation covers 145 countries. Liechtenstein is highest, at 18,129.8; Guatemala is lowest, at 1.4. The middle country reads 848.9. 18 readings are more than ten years older than the file and are listed but not compared.
Researchers per Million Inhabitants · Latest available · compiled 2024
HighestLiechtenstein
18,129.8
LowestGuatemala
1.4Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Researchers per Million Inhabitants, 2024 compilation, as published. UIS ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 145 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 18,129.8 | 2023 |
| 2 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia · 2023 reading | 9,471.8 | 2023 |
| 3 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 8,910.7 | 2023 |
| 4 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 8,837.5 | 2023 |
| 5 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 8,781.7 | 2022 |
| 6 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 8,314.9 | 2023 |
| 7 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 7,450.6 | 2023 |
| 8 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 6,633.6 | 2023 |
| 9 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 6,563.3 | 2023 |
| 10 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 6,108.0 | 2023 |
| 11 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 5,990.1 | 2023 |
| 12 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 5,983.3 | 2023 |
| 13 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 5,952.5 | 2023 |
| 14 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 5,926.1 | 2023 |
| 15 |  Hong KongHKGEastern Asia · 2024 reading | 5,873.7 | 2024 |
| 16 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 5,752.8 | 2023 |
| 17 |  CanadaCANNorthern America · 2022 reading | 5,624.3 | 2022 |
| 18 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 5,616.3 | 2023 |
| 19 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia · 2023 reading | 5,608.6 | 2023 |
| 20 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand · 2023 reading | 5,435.5 | 2023 |
| 21 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 5,368.6 | 2023 |
| 22 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 5,359.1 | 2023 |
| 23 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 5,283.4 | 2023 |
| 24 |  United StatesUSANorthern America · 2022 reading | 4,937.5 | 2022 |
| 25 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 4,800.4 | 2023 |
| 26 |  MacauMACEastern Asia · 2024 reading | 4,634.1 | 2024 |
| 27 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand · 2010 reading, too old to compare | 4,568.6 | 2010 |
| 28 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe · 2023 reading | 4,567.1 | 2023 |
| 29 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe · 2023 reading | 4,504.6 | 2023 |
| 30 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe · 2017 reading | 4,472.7 | 2017 |
| 31 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 3,703.9 | 2023 |
| 32 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe · 2023 reading | 3,675.1 | 2023 |
| 33 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 3,653.8 | 2023 |
| 34 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe · 2023 reading | 3,506.6 | 2023 |
| 35 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2,855.1 | 2023 |
| 36 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2,687.5 | 2024 |
| 37 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 2,644.7 | 2023 |
| 38 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe · 2024 reading | 2,638.6 | 2024 |
| 39 |  United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia · 2021 reading | 2,606.8 | 2021 |
| 40 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2,440.3 | 2023 |
| 41 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe · 2023 reading | 2,400.6 | 2023 |
| 42 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2,355.0 | 2023 |
| 43 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia · 2021 reading | 2,239.7 | 2021 |
| 44 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2,190.9 | 2023 |
| 45 |  CubaCUBCaribbean · 2024 reading | 2,171.3 | 2024 |
| 46 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2,107.3 | 2023 |
| 47 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 1,896.0 | 2024 |
| 48 |  Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe · 2003 reading, too old to compare | 1,824.7 | 2003 |
| 49 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa · 2024 reading | 1,764.0 | 2024 |
| 50 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 1,686.5 | 2023 |
| 51 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa · 2024 reading | 1,667.6 | 2024 |
| 52 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 1,662.5 | 2024 |
| 53 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 1,592.0 | 2023 |
| 54 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe · 2024 reading | 1,567.8 | 2024 |
| 55 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America · 2023 reading | 1,312.8 | 2023 |
| 56 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 1,234.7 | 2024 |
| 57 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 1,218.3 | 2022 |
| 58 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa · 2024 reading | 1,120.2 | 2024 |
| 59 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa · 2016 reading | 1,083.4 | 2016 |
| 60 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe · 2023 reading | 1,082.1 | 2023 |
| 61 |  QatarQATWestern Asia · 2021 reading | 947.8 | 2021 |
| 62 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 942.2 | 2024 |
| 63 |  UruguayURYSouth America · 2024 reading | 937.6 | 2024 |
| 64 |  BrazilBRASouth America · 2014 reading | 903.2 | 2014 |
| 65 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe · 2024 reading | 888.1 | 2024 |
| 66 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 848.9 | 2024 |
| 67 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 836.1 | 2023 |
| 68 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe · 2019 reading | 764.4 | 2019 |
| 69 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia · 2024 reading | 758.0 | 2024 |
| 70 |  OmanOMNWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 739.4 | 2024 |
| 71 |  ChileCHLSouth America · 2022 reading | 707.1 | 2022 |
| 72 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe · 2024 reading | 705.2 | 2024 |
| 73 |  GreenlandGRLNorthern America · 2004 reading, too old to compare | 701.9 | 2004 |
| 74 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa · 2024 reading | 688.5 | 2024 |
| 75 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe · 2024 reading | 649.9 | 2024 |
| 76 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia · 2024 reading | 639.5 | 2024 |
| 77 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe · 2022 reading | 586.1 | 2022 |
| 78 |  PalestinePSEWestern Asia · 2013 reading, too old to compare | 584.4 | 2013 |
| 79 |  JordanJORWestern Asia · 2017 reading | 576.0 | 2017 |
| 80 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa · 2015 reading | 572.4 | 2015 |
| 81 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia · 2022 reading | 535.4 | 2022 |
| 82 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America · 2023 reading | 507.8 | 2023 |
| 83 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 506.2 | 2022 |
| 84 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean · 2022 reading | 492.7 | 2022 |
| 85 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia · 2023 reading | 473.7 | 2023 |
| 86 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa · 2022 reading | 444.2 | 2022 |
| 87 |  MexicoMEXCentral America · 2024 reading | 438.2 | 2024 |
| 88 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe · 2022 reading | 428.7 | 2022 |
| 89 |  EcuadorECUSouth America · 2014 reading | 400.3 | 2014 |
| 90 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia · 2020 reading | 395.3 | 2020 |
| 91 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa · 2024 reading | 384.0 | 2024 |
| 92 |  Puerto RicoPRICaribbean · 2015 reading | 332.4 | 2015 |
| 93 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia · 2020 reading | 320.3 | 2020 |
| 94 |  MonacoMCOWestern Europe · 2005 reading, too old to compare | 309.9 | 2005 |
| 95 |  GuamGUMMicronesia · 2005 reading, too old to compare | 292.5 | 2005 |
| 96 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia · 2020 reading | 259.3 | 2020 |
| 97 |  PanamaPANCentral America · 2024 reading | 250.5 | 2024 |
| 98 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia · 2024 reading | 236.3 | 2024 |
| 99 |  NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa · 2022 reading | 224.8 | 2022 |
| 100 |  HondurasHNDCentral America · 2019 reading | 187.8 | 2019 |
| 101 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America · 2023 reading | 180.0 | 2023 |
| 102 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa · 2013 reading, too old to compare | 179.8 | 2013 |
| 103 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia · 2021 reading | 164.3 | 2021 |
| 104 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa · 2005 reading, too old to compare | 146.5 | 2005 |
| 105 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 144.8 | 2024 |
| 106 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia · 2022 reading | 139.9 | 2022 |
| 107 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America · 2023 reading | 138.8 | 2023 |
| 108 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa · 2015 reading | 137.9 | 2015 |
| 109 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa · 2023 reading | 133.1 | 2023 |
| 110 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa · 2022 reading | 127.0 | 2022 |
| 111 |  Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa · 2014 reading | 124.9 | 2014 |
| 112 |  American SamoaASMPolynesia · 2005 reading, too old to compare | 105.8 | 2005 |
| 113 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa · 2012 reading, too old to compare | 95.1 | 2012 |
| 114 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia · 2022 reading | 94.5 | 2022 |
| 115 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America · 2017 reading | 90.2 | 2017 |
| 116 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa · 2017 reading | 89.0 | 2017 |
| 117 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa · 2015 reading | 87.5 | 2015 |
| 118 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa · 2023 reading | 81.3 | 2023 |
| 119 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America · 1997 reading, too old to compare | 71.3 | 1997 |
| 120 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa · 2005 reading, too old to compare | 64.0 | 2005 |
| 121 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America · 2021 reading | 63.1 | 2021 |
| 122 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia · 2002 reading, too old to compare | 59.7 | 2002 |
| 123 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa · 2024 reading | 57.8 | 2024 |
| 124 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa · 2016 reading | 56.7 | 2016 |
| 125 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America · 2023 reading | 55.5 | 2023 |
| 126 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa · 2018 reading | 50.9 | 2018 |
| 127 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa · 2010 reading, too old to compare | 46.6 | 2010 |
| 128 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa · 2015 reading | 44.4 | 2015 |
| 129 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa · 2008 reading, too old to compare | 41.9 | 2008 |
| 130 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia · 2016 reading | 33.2 | 2016 |
| 131 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa · 2018 reading | 32.9 | 2018 |
| 132 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa · 2023 reading | 32.2 | 2023 |
| 133 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia · 2015 reading | 30.4 | 2015 |
| 134 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 28.0 | 2023 |
| 135 |  NigerNERWestern Africa · 2013 reading, too old to compare | 26.9 | 2013 |
| 136 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa · 2023 reading | 26.0 | 2023 |
| 137 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa · 2019 reading | 25.2 | 2019 |
| 138 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa · 2018 reading | 22.5 | 2018 |
| 139 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa · 2019 reading | 22.1 | 2019 |
| 140 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean · 2022 reading | 20.0 | 2022 |
| 141 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa · 2013 reading, too old to compare | 19.3 | 2013 |
| 142 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa · 2016 reading | 18.9 | 2016 |
| 143 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia · 2002 reading, too old to compare | 15.6 | 2002 |
| 144 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa · 2015 reading | 10.1 | 2015 |
| 145 | GuatemalaGTMCentral America · 2023 reading | 1.4 | 2023 |
02In Researchers per Million Inhabitants, 2024 compilation
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline. Readings too old to compare take no part.
Highest
- 1Liechtenstein18,129.8
- 2South Korea9,471.8
- 3Sweden8,910.7
- 4Denmark8,837.5
- 5Singapore8,781.7
Lowest
- 145Guatemala1.4
- 144DR Congo10.1
- 142Angola18.9
- 140Dominican Republic20.0
- 139Nigeria22.1
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 848.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
03Caveats
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Readings from many years
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Researchers per Million Inhabitants, 2024 compilation: questions and answers
Which country has the highest researchers per million people in Researchers per Million Inhabitants, 2024 compilation?
Liechtenstein, at 18,129.8, of the 145 countries in the file.
How many countries does Researchers per Million Inhabitants, 2024 compilation cover?
145.
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Is Researchers per Million Inhabitants, 2024 compilation the newest?
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