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WorldJapanNigeriaBrazil
Researchers in R&D (per million people)
researchers per million people · UNESCO Institute for Statistics via World Bank
- World
- Japan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
Data table
51 observations
| Period | World | Japan | Nigeria | Brazil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | 5,609 | — | — |
| 2022 | — | 5,630 | — | — |
| 2021 | — | 5,590 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,652 | 5,450 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | 5,376 | 22 | — |
| 2018 | 1,524 | 5,340 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | 5,320 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | 5,233 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1,381 | 5,198 | — | — |
| 2014 | — | 5,352 | — | 903 |
| 2013 | — | 5,167 | — | 853 |
| 2012 | — | 5,049 | — | 801 |
| 2011 | — | 5,123 | — | 749 |
| 2010 | 1,267 | 5,117 | — | 696 |
| 2009 | — | 5,114 | — | 634 |
| 2008 | — | 5,125 | — | 599 |
| 2007 | — | 5,344 | 38 | 563 |
| 2006 | — | 5,353 | — | 550 |
| 2005 | 1,195 | 5,322 | — | 516 |
| 2004 | — | 5,117 | — | 489 |
| 2003 | — | 5,113 | — | 428 |
| 2002 | — | 4,891 | — | 403 |
| 2001 | — | 5,136 | — | 341 |
| 2000 | 1,081 | 5,102 | — | 299 |
| 1999 | — | 5,201 | — | — |
| 1998 | — | 5,165 | — | — |
| 1997 | — | 4,959 | — | — |
| 1996 | — | 4,906 | — | — |