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Education > Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IcelandIceland 9,067.54 2009
2 FinlandFinland 7,722 2010
3 DenmarkDenmark 6,364.92 2010
4 SingaporeSingapore 6,173.16 2009
5 South KoreaSouth Korea 5,481.49 2010
6 NorwayNorway 5,434.45 2010
7 SwedenSweden 5,257.32 2010
8 JapanJapan 5,179.94 2009
9 LuxembourgLuxembourg 4,997.56 2010
10 New ZealandNew Zealand 4,950.69 2009
11 United StatesUnited States 4,673.21 2007
12 CanadaCanada 4,470.21 2008
13 PortugalPortugal 4,301.02 2010
14 AustraliaAustralia 4,293.93 2008
15 AustriaAustria 4,282.07 2010
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 4,042.02 2008
16 GermanyGermany 3,979.22 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 3,919.94 2007
17 SloveniaSlovenia 3,795.18 2010
18 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 3,794.16 2010
19 FranceFrance 3,750.53 2009
20 BelgiumBelgium 3,563.06 2010
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 3,431.34 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 3,337.57 2010
21 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 3,319.82 2008
22 IrelandIreland 3,229.83 2010
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 3,151.62 2010
23 NetherlandsNetherlands 3,134.05 2010
24 RussiaRussia 3,092.31 2010
25 European UnionEuropean Union 3,046.25 2010
26 EstoniaEstonia 3,033.99 2010
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 2,979.41 2010
27 SpainSpain 2,922.35 2010
28 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2,785.48 2010
29 SlovakiaSlovakia 2,779.65 2010
30 Hong KongHong Kong 2,759.45 2009
31 LithuaniaLithuania 2,523.46 2010
32 HungaryHungary 2,137.7 2010
33 JordanJordan 1,941.47 1998
34 GreeceGreece 1,866.91 2007
35 TunisiaTunisia 1,862.53 2008
36 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 1,809.5 2003
37 ItalyItaly 1,748.06 2010
38 LatviaLatvia 1,690.45 2010
39 PolandPoland 1,685.39 2010
40 CroatiaCroatia 1,613.32 2010
41 BulgariaBulgaria 1,458.7 2010
42 MaltaMalta 1,411.71 2010
43 UkraineUkraine 1,353.13 2009
44 ArgentinaArgentina 1,091.22 2009
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 1,089.37 2007
45 SerbiaSerbia 1,060.14 2009
46 RomaniaRomania 920.58 2010
47 TurkeyTurkey 884.38 2010
48 ChinaChina 863.21 2009
49 CyprusCyprus 810.95 2010
50 MoldovaMoldova 794.09 2009
51 IranIran 750.71 2008
52 MacauMacau 734.01 2009
53 BrazilBrazil 703.72 2010
54 GreenlandGreenland 699.5 2004
55 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 668.16 2009
56 MoroccoMorocco 660.98 2008
57 UruguayUruguay 519.75 2009
58 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 471.61 2008
59 EgyptEgypt 420.44 2009
60 South AfricaSouth Africa 393.04 2008
61 SenegalSenegal 384.05 2008
62 MexicoMexico 383.57 2009
63 MalaysiaMalaysia 364.64 2006
64 ChileChile 354.8 2008
65 Costa RicaCosta Rica 334.37 2009
66 ThailandThailand 315.53 2007
67 BruneiBrunei 286.28 2004
68 GuamGuam 284.76 2005
69 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 197.19 2007
70 VenezuelaVenezuela 182.64 2009
71 AlgeriaAlgeria 170.06 2005
72 PakistanPakistan 161.89 2009
73 ColombiaColombia 160.87 2009
74 SeychellesSeychelles 155.66 2005
75 KuwaitKuwait 151.91 2009
76 AlbaniaAlbania 146.79 2008
77 BoliviaBolivia 145.5 2009
78 IndiaIndia 135.81 2005
79 Cape VerdeCape Verde 132.53 2002
80 PanamaPanama 116.58 2010
81 VietnamVietnam 115.87 2002
82 EcuadorEcuador 106.1 2008
83 Sri LankaSri Lanka 96.32 2008
84 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 95.3 2005
85 IndonesiaIndonesia 89.61 2009
86 PhilippinesPhilippines 78.47 2007
87 ParaguayParaguay 74.8 2008
88 NicaraguaNicaragua 70.47 1997
89 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 70.42 2005
90 NepalNepal 58.68 2002
91 KenyaKenya 56.17 2007
92 IraqIraq 49.47 2009
93 MadagascarMadagascar 46.21 2009
94 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 45.08 2010
95 EthiopiaEthiopia 44.62 2010
96 ZambiaZambia 43.3 2008
97 GuatemalaGuatemala 39.48 2009
98 NigeriaNigeria 38.63 2007
99 TogoTogo 38.21 2007
100 MaliMali 37.74 2006
101 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 32.45 2000
102 MalawiMalawi 29.85 2007
103 LesothoLesotho 21.31 2009
104 BurmaBurma 18.35 2002
105 CambodiaCambodia 17.36 2002
106 GhanaGhana 17.27 2007
107 MozambiqueMozambique 15.83 2006
108 LaosLaos 15.83 2002
109 RwandaRwanda 11.95 2009
110 NigerNiger 7.77 2005

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