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DEFINITION:
Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 9,067.54 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Finland | 7,722 | 2010 | ||
| 3 | Denmark | 6,364.92 | 2010 | ||
| 4 | Singapore | 6,173.16 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | South Korea | 5,481.49 | 2010 | ||
| 6 | Norway | 5,434.45 | 2010 | ||
| 7 | Sweden | 5,257.32 | 2010 | ||
| 8 | Japan | 5,179.94 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Luxembourg | 4,997.56 | 2010 | ||
| 10 | New Zealand | 4,950.69 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | United States | 4,673.21 | 2007 | ||
| 12 | Canada | 4,470.21 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Portugal | 4,301.02 | 2010 | ||
| 14 | Australia | 4,293.93 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Austria | 4,282.07 | 2010 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 4,042.02 | 2008 | |||
| 16 | Germany | 3,979.22 | 2010 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 3,919.94 | 2007 | |||
| 17 | Slovenia | 3,795.18 | 2010 | ||
| 18 | United Kingdom | 3,794.16 | 2010 | ||
| 19 | France | 3,750.53 | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Belgium | 3,563.06 | 2010 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 3,431.34 | 2008 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 3,337.57 | 2010 | |||
| 21 | Switzerland | 3,319.82 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Ireland | 3,229.83 | 2010 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 3,151.62 | 2010 | |||
| 23 | Netherlands | 3,134.05 | 2010 | ||
| 24 | Russia | 3,092.31 | 2010 | ||
| 25 | European Union | 3,046.25 | 2010 | ||
| 26 | Estonia | 3,033.99 | 2010 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 2,979.41 | 2010 | |||
| 27 | Spain | 2,922.35 | 2010 | ||
| 28 | Czech Republic | 2,785.48 | 2010 | ||
| 29 | Slovakia | 2,779.65 | 2010 | ||
| 30 | Hong Kong | 2,759.45 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Lithuania | 2,523.46 | 2010 | ||
| 32 | Hungary | 2,137.7 | 2010 | ||
| 33 | Jordan | 1,941.47 | 1998 | ||
| 34 | Greece | 1,866.91 | 2007 | ||
| 35 | Tunisia | 1,862.53 | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Faeroe Islands | 1,809.5 | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Italy | 1,748.06 | 2010 | ||
| 38 | Latvia | 1,690.45 | 2010 | ||
| 39 | Poland | 1,685.39 | 2010 | ||
| 40 | Croatia | 1,613.32 | 2010 | ||
| 41 | Bulgaria | 1,458.7 | 2010 | ||
| 42 | Malta | 1,411.71 | 2010 | ||
| 43 | Ukraine | 1,353.13 | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Argentina | 1,091.22 | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 1,089.37 | 2007 | |||
| 45 | Serbia | 1,060.14 | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Romania | 920.58 | 2010 | ||
| 47 | Turkey | 884.38 | 2010 | ||
| 48 | China | 863.21 | 2009 | ||
| 49 | Cyprus | 810.95 | 2010 | ||
| 50 | Moldova | 794.09 | 2009 | ||
| 51 | Iran | 750.71 | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Macau | 734.01 | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Brazil | 703.72 | 2010 | ||
| 54 | Greenland | 699.5 | 2004 | ||
| 55 | Puerto Rico | 668.16 | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Morocco | 660.98 | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Uruguay | 519.75 | 2009 | ||
| 58 | Republic of Macedonia | 471.61 | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Egypt | 420.44 | 2009 | ||
| 60 | South Africa | 393.04 | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Senegal | 384.05 | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Mexico | 383.57 | 2009 | ||
| 63 | Malaysia | 364.64 | 2006 | ||
| 64 | Chile | 354.8 | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Costa Rica | 334.37 | 2009 | ||
| 66 | Thailand | 315.53 | 2007 | ||
| 67 | Brunei | 286.28 | 2004 | ||
| 68 | Guam | 284.76 | 2005 | ||
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 197.19 | 2007 | ||
| 70 | Venezuela | 182.64 | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Algeria | 170.06 | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Pakistan | 161.89 | 2009 | ||
| 73 | Colombia | 160.87 | 2009 | ||
| 74 | Seychelles | 155.66 | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Kuwait | 151.91 | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Albania | 146.79 | 2008 | ||
| 77 | Bolivia | 145.5 | 2009 | ||
| 78 | India | 135.81 | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Cape Verde | 132.53 | 2002 | ||
| 80 | Panama | 116.58 | 2010 | ||
| 81 | Vietnam | 115.87 | 2002 | ||
| 82 | Ecuador | 106.1 | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 96.32 | 2008 | ||
| 84 | American Samoa | 95.3 | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Indonesia | 89.61 | 2009 | ||
| 86 | Philippines | 78.47 | 2007 | ||
| 87 | Paraguay | 74.8 | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Nicaragua | 70.47 | 1997 | ||
| 89 | Cote d'Ivoire | 70.42 | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Nepal | 58.68 | 2002 | ||
| 91 | Kenya | 56.17 | 2007 | ||
| 92 | Iraq | 49.47 | 2009 | ||
| 93 | Madagascar | 46.21 | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 45.08 | 2010 | ||
| 95 | Ethiopia | 44.62 | 2010 | ||
| 96 | Zambia | 43.3 | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Guatemala | 39.48 | 2009 | ||
| 98 | Nigeria | 38.63 | 2007 | ||
| 99 | Togo | 38.21 | 2007 | ||
| 100 | Mali | 37.74 | 2006 | ||
| 101 | Republic of the Congo | 32.45 | 2000 | ||
| 102 | Malawi | 29.85 | 2007 | ||
| 103 | Lesotho | 21.31 | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Burma | 18.35 | 2002 | ||
| 105 | Cambodia | 17.36 | 2002 | ||
| 106 | Ghana | 17.27 | 2007 | ||
| 107 | Mozambique | 15.83 | 2006 | ||
| 108 | Laos | 15.83 | 2002 | ||
| 109 | Rwanda | 11.95 | 2009 | ||
| 110 | Niger | 7.77 | 2005 |
