Iceland - Total Researchers in Scientific Research and Development

With 402.71 Full-Time Equivalent in 2019, the country was ranked number 28 among other countries in Total Researchers in Scientific Research and Development. Iceland is overtaken by Taiwan, which was ranked number 27 with 612.18 Full-Time Equivalent and is followed by Chile at 377.71 Full-Time Equivalent. United Kingdom ranked the highest with 23,643 Full-Time Equivalent in 2019, a growth of 1.2% versus 2018. Japan, Germany and France respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Hungary witnessed the best average annual growth at +166.8% per year, while Romania recorded the worst performance at -11.4% per year.

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Date Units (Full-Time Equivalent)
2019 402.71
2018 386.83
2017 375.00
2016
2015 332.00
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How does Iceland rank in Total Researchers in Scientific Research and Development?

# 33 Countries Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United Kingdom
23,643 2019 +1.2 % +2.2 % View data
2 #2
Japan
19,634 2019 +1.9 % +0.1 % View data
27 #27
Taiwan
612 2019 -1.8 % +14.6 % View data
28 #28
Iceland
403 2019 +4.1 % NA View data
29 #29
Chile
378 2019 +7.6 % +8.7 % View data
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