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Technicians in R&D (per million people)

For 2018, Technicians in R&D (per million people) is led by Czechia at 2,186. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

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.

Countries ranked 35
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0.05471.1 K1.6 K2.2 KCzechiaCzechia: 2,1862.2 KKorea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 1,3111.3 KUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 890890JapanJapan: 524524Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic: 521521Russian FederationRussian Federation: 438438SerbiaSerbia: 412412ArgentinaArgentina: 398398QatarQatar: 397397Egypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 370370Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 316316Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago: 268268
Rank Country Value
1 Czechia 2,186
2 Korea, Rep. 1,311
3 United Arab Emirates 890
4 Japan 524
5 Slovak Republic 521
6 Russian Federation 438
7 Serbia 412
8 Argentina 398
9 Qatar 397
10 Egypt, Arab Rep. 370
11 Hong Kong SAR, China 316
12 Trinidad and Tobago 268
13 Georgia 242
14 Malaysia 233
15 Macao SAR, China 182
16 Ukraine 150
17 Mauritius 130
18 Kazakhstan 124
19 North Macedonia 91
20 Gambia, The 89
21 India 73
22 Tunisia 62
23 Moldova 60
24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51
25 Uzbekistan 48
26 Paraguay 46
27 Kuwait 45
28 Indonesia 35
29 Oman 33
30 Iraq 23
31 El Salvador 22
32 Madagascar 13
33 Guatemala 11
34 Burundi 7
35 Togo 4
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • Czechia sits at the top of the Technicians in R&D (per million people) distribution in 2018 at 2,186, with a lead of 875 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Kazakhstan at 124, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Togo (4), and the page currently covers 35 countries.

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