Countries by Researchers in R&D (per million people) (2023)

Researchers in R&D (per million people) in 2023: highest in Liechtenstein (18,130), lowest in Guatemala (1.446), median 2,038 across the 76 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Researchers in R&D (per million people) across 173 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

173 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1996–2024

Highest Researchers in R&D (per million people), 2023

1.Liechtenstein18,130
2.South Korea9,472
3.Sweden8,911
4.Denmark8,838
5.Finland8,315
6.Norway7,451
7.Austria6,634
8.Netherlands6,563
9.Switzerland6,108
10.Belgium5,990

Lowest Researchers in R&D (per million people), 2023

67.Kuwait159.4
68.Paraguay138.8
69.Rwanda133.1
70.Uganda81.31
71.El Salvador55.47
72.Togo41.39
73.Lesotho32.24
74.Myanmar28.01
75.Mali26.04
76.Guatemala1.446

All 76 ranked countries, 2023— select a country to view interactive chart

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LiechtensteinRank 1 of 76 South KoreaRank 2 of 76 SwedenRank 3 of 76 DenmarkRank 4 of 76 FinlandRank 5 of 76 NorwayRank 6 of 76 AustriaRank 7 of 76 NetherlandsRank 8 of 76 SwitzerlandRank 9 of 76 BelgiumRank 10 of 76 PortugalRank 11 of 76 IcelandRank 12 of 76 GermanyRank 13 of 76 IrelandRank 14 of 76 SloveniaRank 15 of 76 JapanRank 16 of 76 New ZealandRank 17 of 76 FranceRank 18 of 76 LuxembourgRank 19 of 76 GreeceRank 20 of 76 Hong KongRank 21 of 76 EstoniaRank 22 of 76 HungaryRank 23 of 76 Czech RepublicRank 24 of 76 MacaoRank 25 of 76 LithuaniaRank 26 of 76 PolandRank 27 of 76 SpainRank 28 of 76 SlovakiaRank 29 of 76 ItalyRank 30 of 76 RussiaRank 31 of 76 TurkeyRank 32 of 76 SerbiaRank 33 of 76 CroatiaRank 34 of 76 BulgariaRank 35 of 76 MaltaRank 36 of 76 LatviaRank 37 of 76 ChinaRank 38 of 76 CubaRank 39 of 76 AlgeriaRank 40 of 76 GeorgiaRank 41 of 76 CyprusRank 42 of 76 AzerbaijanRank 43 of 76 ThailandRank 44 of 76 BelarusRank 45 of 76 ArgentinaRank 46 of 76 Saudi ArabiaRank 47 of 76 RomaniaRank 48 of 76 ArmeniaRank 49 of 76 North MacedoniaRank 50 of 76 UruguayRank 51 of 76 MauritiusRank 52 of 76 EgyptRank 53 of 76 VietnamRank 54 of 76 MoldovaRank 55 of 76 KazakhstanRank 56 of 76 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 57 of 76 OmanRank 58 of 76 UzbekistanRank 59 of 76 Costa RicaRank 60 of 76 PakistanRank 61 of 76 MexicoRank 62 of 76 PanamaRank 63 of 76 BhutanRank 64 of 76 KenyaRank 65 of 76 VenezuelaRank 66 of 76 KuwaitRank 67 of 76 ParaguayRank 68 of 76 RwandaRank 69 of 76 UgandaRank 70 of 76 El SalvadorRank 71 of 76 TogoRank 72 of 76 LesothoRank 73 of 76 MyanmarRank 74 of 76 MaliRank 75 of 76 GuatemalaRank 76 of 76

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