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social2018

Technicians in R&D (per million people)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2018. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•122 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
462.3value
Median: 142.0value
Countries Covered
122
with available data
Highest
Luxembourg
3,166.0value
Lowest
Togo
3.6value
Top 5 Countries
1Luxembourg3,166.0value
2Austria2,648.1value
3Switzerland2,619.7value
4Iceland2,371.5value
5Czech Republic2,186.4value
By Region
Europe1,254.7value(30 countries)
Oceania1,206.3value(2 countries)
North America473.2value(3 countries)
South America440.3value(4 countries)
Asia286.7value(19 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.6value)High (3,166.0value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 462.3value)

Europe (30)
Oceania (2)
North America (3)
South America (4)
Asia (19)
Africa (9)
Other (55)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2018. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Luxembourg3,166.0value
2Austria2,648.1value
3Switzerland2,619.7value
4Iceland2,371.5value
5Czech Republic2,186.4value
6Denmark2,123.6value
7Netherlands2,037.7value
8Sweden2,027.5value
9Germany2,006.7value
10Slovenia1,814.2value
11France1,805.5value
12Belgium1,377.9value
13South Korea1,311.4value
14United Kingdom1,305.4value
15New Zealand1,276.0value
16Canada1,268.4value
17Spain1,264.9value
18Ireland1,164.6value
19Australia1,136.5value
20Brazil969.9value
21United Arab Emirates889.5value
22Malta886.0value
23Faroe Islands864.4value
24Italy820.0value
25Portugal780.1value
26Hungary770.3value
27Croatia714.1value
28Estonia654.8value
29Kenya627.7value
30Seychelles597.9value
31Greece585.1value
32Japan524.3value
33Slovakia520.6value
34Islamic Republic of Iran496.8value
35Lithuania462.5value
36Bulgaria442.2value
37Russian Federation437.8value
38Poland415.3value
39Serbia412.0value
40Argentina398.1value
41Qatar397.1value
42Latvia391.2value
43Singapore377.4value
44Egypt369.6value
45Türkiye353.7value
46Cyprus325.1value
47Hong Kong315.8value
48Chile303.5value
49Thailand296.9value
50Romania278.8value
51Trinidad and Tobago268.4value
52Georgia241.6value
53Malaysia233.4value
54Macao182.5value
55State of Palestine178.1value
56Montenegro156.2value
57Puerto Rico156.1value
58Panama155.1value
59Ukraine150.1value
60Monaco147.7value
61Greenland142.5value
62Nepal141.6value
63Mexico140.3value
64Mauritius130.3value
65South Africa129.5value
66Botswana125.1value
67Kazakhstan123.9value
68Jordan108.9value
69The Republic of North Macedonia91.1value
70Ecuador90.0value
71Republic of The Gambia88.8value
72Sri Lanka74.7value
73India73.1value
74Vietnam71.5value
75Syrian Arab Republic68.0value
76Namibia66.1value
77Zambia64.5value
78Tunisia61.7value
79Cambodia60.9value
80Moldova, Republic of60.4value
81Malawi60.0value
82Bosnia and Herzegovina50.9value
83Uzbekistan48.1value
84Paraguay46.3value
85Kuwait45.2value
86Algeria41.9value
87Cape Verde40.5value
88Morocco40.3value
89Albania40.0value
90Burkina Faso37.1value
91Senegal36.9value
92Eswatini36.0value
93Republic of the Congo35.5value
94Indonesia34.7value
95Ethiopia33.3value
96Oman32.8value
97Pakistan31.8value
98Ghana28.7value
99Mozambique26.7value
100Bolivia25.6value
101Mali23.8value
102Iraq23.0value
103El Salvador21.6value
104Myanmar18.7value
105Philippines17.5value
106Bahrain17.2value
107Madagascar12.6value
108Nigeria12.6value
109Guatemala11.0value
110Uganda10.8value
111Papua New Guinea10.8value
112Zimbabwe10.7value
113Honduras10.0value
114Niger8.5value
115Chad8.3value
116Lesotho6.9value
117Democratic Republic of the Congo6.7value
118Burundi6.6value
119United Republic of Tanzania6.2value
120Rwanda5.7value
121Angola5.2value
122Togo3.6value
Showing 122 of 122 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2018).

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