Based on a comparison of 74 countries in 2018, Luxembourg ranked the highest in technicians in R&D per million people with 3,166 persons followed by Austria and Switzerland. On the other end of the scale was Togo with 3.62 persons, Angola with 5.20 persons and Rwanda with 5.71 persons.
Data for more countries are available at Technicians In R&D (per million People) indicator page.
| Technicians In R&D (per million People) | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Austria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,374 | ... | 2,580 | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Canada | persons | 1,370 | 1,378 | 1,353 | 1,456 | 1,248 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Czechia | persons | 1,740 | 1,788 | 1,874 | 1,825 | 1,829 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,874 | 1,836 | 1,809 | 1,798 | 1,805 | ... | |||||||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,733 | 1,710 | 1,883 | 1,910 | 1,946 | ... | |||||||||||
| Iceland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,639 | ... | 2,101 | 2,096 | ... | ||||||||||
| Ireland | persons | 875 | 1,009 | 1,046 | 1,162 | 1,152 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,954 | 2,941 | 3,094 | 3,285 | 3,109 | ... | |||||||||
| New Zealand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 996 | ... | 1,040 | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Slovenia | persons | 2,313 | 2,523 | 2,392 | 2,400 | 2,374 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | persons | 1,153 | 1,156 | 1,228 | 1,212 | 1,228 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | persons | 1,233 | 1,211 | 1,163 | 1,190 | 1,189 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,683 | ... | ... | 2,935 | ... | ... | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| United Kingdom | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,061 | 1,188 | 1,255 | 1,350 | 1,305 | ... | ... |
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