Researchers per million people — all countries

Researchers per million people — American Samoa

Researchers per million people in American Samoa in 2005 — 106 per 1M. Ranked 58 in the world out of 69. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 20.7%.

2005 106 per 1M −33.13% vs 2004
World rank 58of 69
Period maximum 421 per 1M2003
Period minimum 88 per 1M2002

Trend over time

2002–2005 · per million people

Researchers per million people — American Samoa, 2002–2005020040060020022003200420052002: 88 per 1M2003: 421 per 1M2004: 158 per 1M2005: 106 per 1M
Change over the period: +18 (+20.75%) Average annual rate: 6.49 %

Comparison, 2005

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: American Samoa

American Samoa 106 per 1M
World 1,195 per 1M
East Asia & Pacific 1,249 per 1M
Researchers per million people — American Samoa, by year American Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1M Change Change, %
2005 106 −52 −33.13%
2004 158 −263 −62.41%
2003 421 +333 +380.41%
2002 88

About the indicator

The number of researchers (professionals engaged in creating new knowledge, products and methods) per million people, in full-time equivalent. Doctoral students who conduct research are included. Conversion to full-time equivalent makes it possible to compare countries in which the share of part-time work in research differs.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.