Technicians in R&D (per million people)
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The number of technicians participated in Research & Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Technicians and equivalent staff are people who perform scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.
🌍 World Average (2018):280
All Countries — Latest Data
122 countries1🇱🇺Luxembourg3,16620172🇦🇹Austria2,64820173🇨🇭Switzerland2,62020174🇮🇸Iceland2,37120175🇨🇿Czechia2,18620186🇩🇰Denmark2,12420117🇳🇱Netherlands2,03820118🇸🇪Sweden2,02820119🇩🇪Germany2,007201710🇸🇮Slovenia1,814201711🇫🇷France1,806201712🇧🇪Belgium1,378201113🇰🇷Korea, Rep.1,311201814🇬🇧United Kingdom1,305201615🇳🇿New Zealand1,276201716🇨🇦Canada1,268201717🇪🇸Spain1,265201718🇮🇪Ireland1,165201719🇦🇺Australia1,136200820🇧🇷Brazil970201421🇦🇪United Arab Emirates890201822🇲🇹Malta886201723🇫🇴Faroe Islands864200324🇮🇹Italy820199625🇵🇹Portugal780201726🇭🇺Hungary770201727🇭🇷Croatia714201728🇪🇪Estonia655201729🇰🇪Kenya628201030🇸🇨Seychelles598200531🇬🇷Greece585201132🇯🇵Japan524201833🇸🇰Slovak Republic521201834🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.497201735🇱🇹Lithuania462201136🇧🇬Bulgaria442201137🇷🇺Russian Federation438201838🇵🇱Poland415201739🇷🇸Serbia412201840🇦🇷Argentina398201841🇶🇦Qatar397201842🇱🇻Latvia391201143🇸🇬Singapore377201744🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.370201845🇹🇷Turkiye354201746🇨🇾Cyprus325201747🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China316201848🇨🇱Chile303201749🇹🇭Thailand297201750🇷🇴Romania279201751🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago268201852🇬🇪Georgia242201853🇲🇾Malaysia233201854🇲🇴Macao SAR, China182201855🌐West Bank and Gaza178201356🇲🇪Montenegro156201757🇵🇷Puerto Rico (US)156201558🇵🇦Panama155201359🇺🇦Ukraine150201860🇲🇨Monaco148200561🇬🇱Greenland142200462🇳🇵Nepal142200263🇲🇽Mexico140201664🇲🇺Mauritius130201865🇿🇦South Africa130201766🇧🇼Botswana125201367🇰🇿Kazakhstan124201868🇯🇴Jordan109201569🇲🇰North Macedonia91.12201870🇪🇨Ecuador89.96201471🇬🇲Gambia, The88.81201872🇱🇰Sri Lanka74.71201573🇮🇳India73.06201874🇻🇳Viet Nam71.49201775🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic67.95201576🇳🇦Namibia66.11201477🇿🇲Zambia64.52200878🇹🇳Tunisia61.74201879🇰🇭Cambodia60.88201580🇲🇩Moldova60.41201881🇲🇼Malawi60.01201082🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina50.93201883🇺🇿Uzbekistan48.07201884🇵🇾Paraguay46.29201885🇰🇼Kuwait45.20201886🇩🇿Algeria41.86201787🇨🇻Cabo Verde40.52201488🇲🇦Morocco40.25201689🇦🇱Albania39.96200890🇧🇫Burkina Faso37.13201091🇸🇳Senegal36.90201592🇸🇿Eswatini36.05201593🇨🇬Congo, Rep.35.49200094🇮🇩Indonesia34.74201895🇪🇹Ethiopia33.26201796🇴🇲Oman32.77201897🇵🇰Pakistan31.80201798🇬🇭Ghana28.65201599🇲🇿Mozambique26.742015100🇧🇴Bolivia25.632010101🇲🇱Mali23.782017102🇮🇶Iraq22.982018103🇸🇻El Salvador21.652018104🇲🇲Myanmar18.702017105🇵🇭Philippines17.542015106🇧🇭Bahrain17.212014107🇲🇬Madagascar12.602018108🇳🇬Nigeria12.582007109🇬🇹Guatemala10.962018110🇺🇬Uganda10.792014111🇵🇬Papua New Guinea10.762016112🇿🇼Zimbabwe10.742012113🇭🇳Honduras9.992015114🇳🇪Niger8.512013115🇹🇩Chad8.312016116🇱🇸Lesotho6.952015117🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.6.672015118🇧🇮Burundi6.592018119🇹🇿Tanzania6.202013120🇷🇼Rwanda5.712016121🇦🇴Angola5.202016122🇹🇬Togo3.622018