Economy > Innovation > Technicians in R&D > Per million people: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Technicians in R&D (per million people). Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	2,873.62	2008
2	LuxembourgLuxembourg	2,804.23	2010
3	DenmarkDenmark	2,057.06	2010
4	SwedenSweden	2,005.56	2009
5	AustriaAustria	1,996.33	2009
6	IcelandIceland	1,982.61	2009
7	SloveniaSlovenia	1,935.28	2010
8	FranceFrance	1,899.81	2009
9	CanadaCanada	1,813.88	2008
10	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	1,522.04	2010
11	BelgiumBelgium	1,499.33	2009
12	GermanyGermany	1,354.78	2009
13	NetherlandsNetherlands	1,278.7	2010
14	SpainSpain	1,268.31	2009
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	1,165.13	2009
15	European UnionEuropean Union	1,145.74	2009
16	AustraliaAustralia	1,127.18	2008
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	1,064.7	2009
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	1,049.82	2009
17	South KoreaSouth Korea	986.99	2010
18	New ZealandNew Zealand	902.23	2009
19	Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands	862.67	2003
20	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	837.05	2010
21	ItalyItaly	821.84	1996
22	GreeceGreece	755.64	2005
23	IrelandIreland	730.22	2010
24	JordanJordan	714.44	1998
25	MaltaMalta	713.06	2010
26	EstoniaEstonia	670.33	2010
27	BrazilBrazil	656.89	2010
28	SeychellesSeychelles	634.63	2005
29	HungaryHungary	597.68	2010
30	JapanJapan	591.1	2009
31	CroatiaCroatia	590.69	2010
32	SingaporeSingapore	550.96	2009
33	BulgariaBulgaria	533.37	2009
34	MacauMacau	520.34	2009
35	RussiaRussia	475.96	2010
36	LithuaniaLithuania	472.38	2010
37	PortugalPortugal	444.99	2009
38	EgyptEgypt	393.74	2007
39	LatviaLatvia	384.54	2010
40	SlovakiaSlovakia	382.1	2010
41	Hong KongHong Kong	352.46	2009
42	ChileChile	293.17	2008
43	UkraineUkraine	287.92	2009
44	PolandPoland	285.78	2010
45	MexicoMexico	239.29	2009
46	SerbiaSerbia	224.06	2009
47	ArgentinaArgentina	220.95	2009
48	CyprusCyprus	210.92	2009
49	RomaniaRomania	146.09	2010
50	BurmaBurma	142.49	2002
51	TurkeyTurkey	142.29	2010
52	GreenlandGreenland	142	2004
53	ThailandThailand	139.55	2007
54	NepalNepal	136.92	2002
55	South AfricaSouth Africa	122.11	2008
56	IndiaIndia	92.81	2005
57	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	82.34	2008
58	MoldovaMoldova	78.27	2009
59	Sri LankaSri Lanka	76.73	2008
60	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	71.43	2007
61	ZambiaZambia	66.96	2008
62	PakistanPakistan	64.48	2009
63	KenyaKenya	63	2007
64	MoroccoMorocco	60.95	2008
65	MalawiMalawi	58.19	2007
66	SenegalSenegal	52.58	2008
67	TunisiaTunisia	43.23	2008
68	MalaysiaMalaysia	42.97	2006
69	AlbaniaAlbania	37.72	2008
70	BoliviaBolivia	35.5	2009
71	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	35.4	2000
72	MozambiqueMozambique	35.37	2006
73	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	35.18	2010
74	KuwaitKuwait	34.77	2009
75	AlgeriaAlgeria	34.48	2005
76	Cape VerdeCape Verde	33.13	2002
77	EcuadorEcuador	30.89	2008
78	IraqIraq	26.1	2009
79	MadagascarMadagascar	24.7	2009
80	LesothoLesotho	21.78	2009
81	TogoTogo	18.4	2007
82	EthiopiaEthiopia	17.37	2010
83	GuatemalaGuatemala	17.17	2009
84	GhanaGhana	15.09	2007
85	CambodiaCambodia	13.2	2002
86	NigeriaNigeria	12.53	2007
87	MaliMali	11.7	2006
88	PhilippinesPhilippines	10.87	2007
89	NigerNiger	10.54	2005

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