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DEFINITION:
Total number of researchers hired by post-secondary institutions such as universities and colleges. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 6.08 Number | 2010 | ||
| 2 | Switzerland | 4.9 Number | 2010 | ||
| 3 | Iceland | 4.72 Number | 2009 | ||
| 4 | United Kingdom | 4.67 Number | 2010 | ||
| 5 | Norway | 4.43 Number | 2010 | ||
| 6 | Denmark | 4.31 Number | 2010 | ||
| 7 | Finland | 4.24 Number | 2010 | ||
| 8 | Sweden | 4.04 Number | 2009 | ||
| 9 | New Zealand | 3.75 Number | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Austria | 3.47 Number | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Estonia | 3.46 Number | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Slovakia | 3.4 Number | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Lithuania | 3.25 Number | 2010 | ||
| 14 | Singapore | 3.22 Number | 2010 | ||
| 15 | Germany | 2.82 Number | 2010 | ||
| 16 | Spain | 2.82 Number | 2010 | ||
| 17 | Belgium | 2.81 Number | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Tunisia | 2.65 Number | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Ireland | 2.57 Number | 2010 | ||
| 20 | Japan | 2.45 Number | 2010 | ||
| 21 | Slovenia | 2.29 Number | 2010 | ||
| 22 | Malaysia | 2.23 Number | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Greece | 2.16 Number | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Latvia | 2.16 Number | 2010 | ||
| 25 | Czech Republic | 1.98 Number | 2011 | ||
| 26 | South Korea | 1.89 Number | 2010 | ||
| 27 | Poland | 1.85 Number | 2010 | ||
| 28 | Croatia | 1.81 Number | 2010 | ||
| 29 | Hong Kong | 1.74 Number | 2010 | ||
| 30 | Hungary | 1.73 Number | 2010 | ||
| 31 | France | 1.68 Number | 2010 | ||
| 32 | Malta | 1.6 Number | 2011 | ||
| 33 | Montenegro | 1.48 Number | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Serbia | 1.45 Number | 2011 | ||
| 35 | Netherlands | 1.41 Number | 2010 | ||
| 36 | Luxembourg | 1.28 Number | 2010 | ||
| 37 | Italy | 1.23 Number | 2011 | ||
| 38 | Turkey | 1.22 Number | 2010 | ||
| 39 | Iraq | 1.18 Number | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Argentina | 1.13 Number | 2010 | ||
| 41 | Macau | 1.11 Number | 2011 | ||
| 42 | Morocco | 1.1 Number | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Iran | 1.03 Number | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Cyprus | 0.979 Number | 2010 | ||
| 45 | Brazil | 0.963 Number | 2010 | ||
| 46 | Egypt | 0.872 Number | 2011 | ||
| 47 | Romania | 0.865 Number | 2010 | ||
| 48 | Bulgaria | 0.859 Number | 2010 | ||
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 0.817 Number | 2011 | ||
| 50 | Georgia | 0.784 Number | 2005 | ||
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.633 Number | 2010 | ||
| 52 | Senegal | 0.619 Number | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Faeroe Islands | 0.58 Number | 2003 | ||
| 54 | South Africa | 0.579 Number | 2009 | ||
| 55 | Republic of Macedonia | 0.567 Number | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Brunei | 0.56 Number | 2003 | ||
| 57 | Uruguay | 0.554 Number | 2011 | ||
| 58 | Costa Rica | 0.554 Number | 2011 | ||
| 59 | Botswana | 0.458 Number | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Albania | 0.426 Number | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Chile | 0.388 Number | 2010 | ||
| 62 | Algeria | 0.385 Number | 2005 | ||
| 63 | China | 0.382 Number | 2011 | ||
| 64 | Oman | 0.377 Number | 2011 | ||
| 65 | Thailand | 0.36 Number | 2009 | ||
| 66 | Puerto Rico | 0.353 Number | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Armenia | 0.339 Number | 2011 | ||
| 68 | Colombia | 0.311 Number | 2010 | ||
| 69 | Moldova | 0.28 Number | 2011 | ||
| 70 | Guam | 0.278 Number | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Sudan | 0.277 Number | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Russia | 0.271 Number | 2010 | ||
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 0.266 Number | 2011 | ||
| 74 | Vietnam | 0.253 Number | 2002 | ||
| 75 | Pakistan | 0.244 Number | 2011 | ||
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 0.223 Number | 2011 | ||
| 77 | Belarus | 0.219 Number | 2011 | ||
| 78 | Venezuela | 0.211 Number | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Cameroon | 0.21 Number | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.188 Number | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Bolivia | 0.175 Number | 2010 | ||
| 82 | Ukraine | 0.165 Number | 2011 | ||
| 83 | Mexico | 0.14 Number | 2011 | ||
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.137 Number | 2011 | ||
| 85 | Paraguay | 0.131 Number | 2011 | ||
| 86 | Ecuador | 0.125 Number | 2008 | ||
| 87 | American Samoa | 0.118 Number | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Guinea | 0.117 Number | 2000 | ||
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 0.112 Number | 2010 | ||
| 90 | Madagascar | 0.109 Number | 2011 | ||
| 91 | Nigeria | 0.107 Number | 2007 | ||
| 92 | Togo | 0.0977 Number | 2007 | ||
| 93 | Indonesia | 0.0944 Number | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Peru | 0.0728 Number | 2004 | ||
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0693 Number | 2002 | ||
| 96 | Philippines | 0.0633 Number | 2007 | ||
| 97 | El Salvador | 0.0625 Number | 2011 | ||
| 98 | Ethiopia | 0.0605 Number | 2010 | ||
| 99 | Kenya | 0.0585 Number | 2007 | ||
| 100 | Panama | 0.0574 Number | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Rwanda | 0.0536 Number | 2009 | ||
| 102 | Nicaragua | 0.0524 Number | 2004 | ||
| 103 | Mongolia | 0.0497 Number | 2011 | ||
| 104 | Tanzania | 0.0486 Number | 2007 | ||
| 105 | Mozambique | 0.0404 Number | 2010 | ||
| 106 | Honduras | 0.0352 Number | 2003 | ||
| 107 | Tajikistan | 0.0351 Number | 2011 | ||
| 108 | Mali | 0.0318 Number | 2007 | ||
| 109 | Burundi | 0.0312 Number | 2011 | ||
| 110 | Zambia | 0.0294 Number | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Guatemala | 0.0291 Number | 2010 | ||
| 112 | Malawi | 0.0254 Number | 2007 | ||
| 113 | Central African Republic | 0.0211 Number | 2009 | ||
| 114 | Lesotho | 0.0207 Number | 2011 | ||
| 115 | Uganda | 0.0192 Number | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Nepal | 0.0178 Number | 2010 | ||
| 117 | Bangladesh | 0.0161 Number | 1997 | ||
| 118 | Laos | 0.00739 Number | 2002 | ||
| 119 | Cambodia | 0.00692 Number | 2002 | ||
| 120 | Ghana | 0.00688 Number | 2007 | ||
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 7.02e-05 Number | 2007 | ||
| 122 | Jordan | 0.0 | 2008 |
