Technicians in R&D (per million people) - Technology - Infrastructure - World Development Indicators
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Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
| Technicians in R&D (per million people) - Technology - Infrastructure - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  Luxembourg (2007) | 2,825 |
| 2 | Switzerland (2004) | 2,317 |
| 3 | Denmark (2006) | 2,006 |
| 4 | Austria (2006) | 1,792 |
| 5 | France (2006) | 1,768 |
| 6 | Iceland (2007) | 1,678 |
| 7 | Netherlands (2007) | 1,677 |
| 8 | Canada (2005) | 1,595 |
| 9 | Slovenia (2007) | 1,537 |
| 10 | Czech Republic (2007) | 1,503 |
| 11 | Belgium (2005) | 1,445 |
| 12 | Euro area (2006) | 1,313 |
| 13 | Germany (2006) | 1,200 |
| 14 | Spain (2006) | 1,029 |
| 15 | Australia (2006) | 992.79 |
| 16 | New Zealand (2007) | 894.39 |
| 17 | United Kingdom (2007) | 878.54 |
| 18 | Faroe Islands (2003) | 855.54 |
| 19 | Italy (1996) | 818.53 |
| 20 | Greece (2005) | 763.8 |
| 21 | Ireland (2006) | 733.55 |
| 22 | South Korea (2007) | 719.93 |
| 23 | North Korea (2007) | 719.93 |
| 24 | Jordan (1998) | 718.26 |
| 25 | Croatia (2007) | 642.6 |
| 26 | Seychelles (2005) | 639.69 |
| 27 | Estonia (2007) | 599.47 |
| 28 | Japan (2007) | 588.86 |
| 29 | Malta (2007) | 544.18 |
| 30 | Lithuania (2007) | 529.77 |
| 31 | Singapore (2007) | 528.51 |
| 32 | Russia (2007) | 516.11 |
| 33 | Hungary (2007) | 512.44 |
| 34 | Bulgaria (2006) | 499.74 |
| 35 | Latvia (2007) | 496.29 |
| 36 | Hong Kong (2006) | 459.25 |
| 37 | Slovakia (2007) | 414.87 |
| 38 | Portugal (2007) | 389.05 |
| 39 | Egypt (2007) | 378.4 |
| 40 | Cyprus (2006) | 346.74 |
| 41 | Europe & Central Asia (2007) | 332.94 |
| 42 | Ukraine (2007) | 325.02 |
| 43 | Chile (2004) | 301.55 |
| 44 | Serbia (2007) | 297.88 |
| 45 | Mexico (2005) | 257.37 |
| 46 | Belarus (2007) | 239 |
| 47 | Poland (2007) | 226.34 |
| 48 | Macau (2005) | 208.77 |
| 49 | Romania (2007) | 203.31 |
| 50 | Argentina (2007) | 195.79 |
| 51 | Thailand (2005) | 159.53 |
| 52 | Monaco (2005) | 153.85 |
| 53 | Greenland (2004) | 142.32 |
| 54 | Burma (2002) | 137.22 |
| 55 | Nepal (2002) | 136.92 |
| 56 | South Africa (2006) | 130.18 |
| 57 | Moldova (2007) | 116.44 |
| 58 | Turkey (2007) | 101.64 |
| 59 | India (2000) | 86.37 |
| 60 | South Asia (2000) | 86.37 |
| 61 | Macedonia (2006) | 74.59 |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007) | 71.44 |
| 63 | Sri Lanka (2006) | 64.56 |
| 64 | Pakistan (2007) | 64.17 |
| 65 | Morocco (2006) | 47.55 |
| 66 | Malaysia (2006) | 43.78 |
| 67 | Tunisia (2006) | 42.92 |
| 68 | Republic of the Congo (2000) | 36.57 |
| 69 | Algeria (2005) | 34.52 |
| 70 | Cape Verde (2002) | 32.99 |
| 71 | Kuwait (2007) | 32.97 |
| 72 | Ecuador (2007) | 20.16 |
| 73 | Panama (2004) | 19.84 |
| 74 | Togo (2007) | 16.51 |
| 75 | Zambia (1999) | 15.98 |
| 76 | Madagascar (2007) | 15.05 |
| 77 | Mali (2006) | 13.12 |
| 78 | Cambodia (2002) | 12.83 |
| 79 | Ethiopia (2007) | 12.44 |
| 80 | Guatemala (2006) | 12.04 |
| 81 | Lesotho (2004) | 10.62 |
| 82 | Philippines (2005) | 10.49 |
| 83 | Niger (2005) | 10.46 |
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