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Countries by Technicians in R&D (per million people) (2017)

Technicians in R&D (per million people) in 2017: highest in Luxembourg (3,166), lowest in Togo (2.351), median 325.1 across the 59 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Technicians in R&D (per million people) across 138 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

138 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1996–2018

Highest Technicians in R&D (per million people), 2017

1.Luxembourg3,166
2.Austria2,648
3.Switzerland2,620
4.Iceland2,371
5.Germany2,007
6.Czech Republic1,957
7.Slovenia1,814
8.France1,806
9.New Zealand1,276
10.Canada1,268

Lowest Technicians in R&D (per million people), 2017

50.Ethiopia33.26
51.Pakistan31.8
52.Mali23.78
53.Guatemala20.4
54.Iraq19.29
55.Myanmar18.7
56.Indonesia17.49
57.El Salvador12.52
58.Madagascar10.75
59.Togo2.351

All 59 ranked countries, 2017— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Technicians in R&D (per million people) trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

LuxembourgRank 1 of 59 AustriaRank 2 of 59 SwitzerlandRank 3 of 59 IcelandRank 4 of 59 GermanyRank 5 of 59 Czech RepublicRank 6 of 59 SloveniaRank 7 of 59 FranceRank 8 of 59 New ZealandRank 9 of 59 CanadaRank 10 of 59 SpainRank 11 of 59 South KoreaRank 12 of 59 IrelandRank 13 of 59 MaltaRank 14 of 59 PortugalRank 15 of 59 HungaryRank 16 of 59 CroatiaRank 17 of 59 EstoniaRank 18 of 59 JapanRank 19 of 59 IranRank 20 of 59 SlovakiaRank 21 of 59 RussiaRank 22 of 59 PolandRank 23 of 59 SerbiaRank 24 of 59 Hong KongRank 25 of 59 SingaporeRank 26 of 59 EgyptRank 27 of 59 TurkeyRank 28 of 59 ArgentinaRank 29 of 59 CyprusRank 30 of 59 ChileRank 31 of 59 ThailandRank 32 of 59 RomaniaRank 33 of 59 Trinidad and TobagoRank 34 of 59 MacaoRank 35 of 59 GeorgiaRank 36 of 59 UkraineRank 37 of 59 MontenegroRank 38 of 59 South AfricaRank 39 of 59 KazakhstanRank 40 of 59 North MacedoniaRank 41 of 59 VietnamRank 42 of 59 MoldovaRank 43 of 59 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 44 of 59 KuwaitRank 45 of 59 UzbekistanRank 46 of 59 OmanRank 47 of 59 AlgeriaRank 48 of 59 ParaguayRank 49 of 59 EthiopiaRank 50 of 59 PakistanRank 51 of 59 MaliRank 52 of 59 GuatemalaRank 53 of 59 IraqRank 54 of 59 MyanmarRank 55 of 59 IndonesiaRank 56 of 59 El SalvadorRank 57 of 59 MadagascarRank 58 of 59 TogoRank 59 of 59

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