Economy > Innovation > Research and development personnel > Technicians: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Total number of male and female technicians, defined as people who possess technical knowledge and are experienced in their fields of work. Technicians are below researchers, and often work under their supervision.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Brazil | 234,460 | 2010 | ||
2 | Germany | 146,687.02 | 2009 | ||
3 | South Korea | 103,618 | 2010 | ||
4 | United Kingdom | 90,714.58 | 2010 | ||
5 | Japan | 88,005 | 2010 | ||
6 | Spain | 86,268 | 2010 | ||
7 | Russia | 59,276 | 2010 | ||
8 | Iraq | 43,226 | 2011 | ||
9 | Netherlands | 27,586 | 2010 | ||
10 | Austria | 26,997 | 2009 | ||
11 | Thailand | 25,883 | 2009 | ||
12 | Czech Republic | 25,027.46 | 2011 | ||
13 | Sweden | 24,482 | 2009 | ||
14 | Switzerland | 24,217 | 2008 | ||
15 | Belgium | 23,923 | 2009 | ||
16 | Egypt | 21,989 | 2011 | ||
17 | Mexico | 20,484.1 | 2011 | ||
18 | Jordan | 19,322 | 2003 | ||
19 | Iran | 18,294 | 2008 | ||
20 | Denmark | 18,174.6 | 2010 | ||
21 | Poland | 17,074 | 2010 | ||
22 | Greece | 15,276 | 2005 | ||
23 | Ukraine | 14,591 | 2011 | ||
24 | Turkey | 13,322 | 2010 | ||
25 | Pakistan | 13,057 | 2011 | ||
26 | Nepal | 12,053 | 2010 | ||
27 | Argentina | 9,548 | 2010 | ||
28 | South Africa | 9,443 | 2009 | ||
29 | Hungary | 9,329 | 2010 | ||
30 | Indonesia | 9,253 | 2005 | ||
31 | Malaysia | 8,347 | 2011 | ||
32 | Portugal | 7,318 | 2010 | ||
33 | New Zealand | 7,200 | 2009 | ||
34 | Chile | 5,702 | 2010 | ||
35 | Sudan | 5,569 | 2005 | ||
36 | Slovenia | 5,143 | 2010 | ||
37 | Ireland | 4,947.28 | 2010 | ||
38 | Nigeria | 4,647 | 2007 | ||
39 | Bulgaria | 4,482 | 2010 | ||
40 | Costa Rica | 4,116 | 2011 | ||
41 | Croatia | 3,973 | 2010 | ||
42 | Sri Lanka | 3,907 | 2010 | ||
43 | Bangladesh | 3,825 | 1997 | ||
44 | Romania | 3,414 | 2010 | ||
45 | Singapore | 3,101 | 2010 | ||
46 | Hong Kong | 2,981 | 2010 | ||
47 | Kenya | 2,952 | 2007 | ||
48 | Slovakia | 2,681 | 2011 | ||
49 | Serbia | 2,317 | 2011 | ||
50 | Lithuania | 2,304 | 2010 | ||
51 | Belarus | 2,236 | 2011 | ||
52 | Algeria | 2,046 | 2005 | ||
53 | Azerbaijan | 2,008 | 2011 | ||
54 | Ethiopia | 1,881 | 2010 | ||
55 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,843 | 2009 | ||
56 | Georgia | 1,810 | 2005 | ||
57 | Estonia | 1,790 | 2010 | ||
58 | Peru | 1,757 | 2004 | ||
59 | Morocco | 1,697 | 2011 | ||
60 | Luxembourg | 1,695 | 2009 | ||
61 | Uzbekistan | 1,694 | 2011 | ||
62 | Latvia | 1,618 | 2010 | ||
63 | Mozambique | 1,390 | 2010 | ||
64 | Philippines | 1,315 | 2007 | ||
65 | Uganda | 1,194 | 2009 | ||
66 | Togo | 1,155 | 2007 | ||
67 | Kazakhstan | 1,102 | 2011 | ||
68 | Mali | 1,085 | 2007 | ||
69 | Panama | 1,066 | 2010 | ||
70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,023 | 2007 | ||
71 | Malawi | 1,022 | 2007 | ||
72 | Iceland | 890 | 2009 | ||
73 | Oman | 885 | 2011 | ||
74 | Zambia | 835 | 2008 | ||
75 | Senegal | 831 | 2008 | ||
76 | Paraguay | 784 | 2011 | ||
77 | Tanzania | 782 | 2007 | ||
78 | Guinea | 768 | 2000 | ||
79 | Gambia | 737 | 2011 | ||
80 | Ecuador | 675 | 2008 | ||
81 | Saudi Arabia | 658 | 2009 | ||
82 | Burkina Faso | 608 | 2010 | ||
83 | Tunisia | 542 | 2008 | ||
84 | Cambodia | 541 | 2002 | ||
85 | Guatemala | 517 | 2010 | ||
86 | Bolivia | 511 | 2010 | ||
87 | Ghana | 509 | 2007 | ||
88 | Palestine | 485 | 2010 | ||
89 | Albania | 479 | 2008 | ||
90 | Cyprus | 476 | 2010 | ||
91 | Malta | 432 | 2010 | ||
92 | Macau | 424 | 2011 | ||
93 | Botswana | 408 | 2005 | ||
94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 400 | 2010 | ||
95 | Madagascar | 359 | 2011 | ||
96 | Republic of Macedonia | 357 | 2008 | ||
97 | Cameroon | 338 | 2008 | ||
98 | Tajikistan | 297 | 2011 | ||
99 | Armenia | 290 | 2011 | ||
100 | Moldova | 282 | 2011 | ||
101 | Montenegro | 270 | 2011 | ||
102 | Kyrgyzstan | 266 | 2011 | ||
103 | Saint Lucia | 237 | 1999 | ||
104 | Libya | 229 | 2009 | ||
105 | Uruguay | 172 | 2006 | ||
106 | Mauritius | 145 | 1997 | ||
107 | Niger | 143 | 2005 | ||
108 | Gabon | 142 | 2009 | ||
109 | Burundi | 125 | 2011 | ||
110 | Mongolia | 123 | 2011 | ||
111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 110 | 2002 | ||
112 | Faeroe Islands | 92 | 2003 | ||
113 | Kuwait | 82 | 2011 | ||
114 | Seychelles | 64 | 2005 | ||
115 | Nicaragua | 45 | 2004 | ||
=116 | Nauru | 18 | 2003 | ||
=116 | Cape Verde | 18 | 2002 | ||
=118 | Virgin Islands | 13 | 2007 | ||
=118 | Greenland | 13 | 2004 | ||
120 | Lesotho | 10 | 2011 | ||
121 | Rwanda | 8 | 2009 | ||
122 | Monaco | 5 | 2005 | ||
123 | Bermuda | 1 | 2010 |
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Interesting observations about Economy > Innovation > Research and development personnel > Technicians
- Brazil has had the highest innovation > research and development personnel > technicians since 2004.
- Bermuda has ranked last for innovation > research and development personnel > technicians since 2007.
- Germany has ranked in the top 2 for innovation > research and development personnel > technicians since 2003.
- South Korea has ranked in the top 4 for innovation > research and development personnel > technicians since 1997.
- Japan has ranked in the top 4 for innovation > research and development personnel > technicians since 2001.
- Russia has ranked in the top 7 for innovation > research and development personnel > technicians since 1996.
- United Kingdom has ranked in the top 5 for innovation > research and development personnel > technicians since 2005.
- Spain has ranked in the top 7 for innovation > research and development personnel > technicians since 1997.
- Iraq has ranked in the top 8 for innovation > research and development personnel > technicians since 2007.
- Austria has ranked in the top 10 for innovation > research and development personnel > technicians since 1998.
- Switzerland has ranked in the top 11 for innovation > research and development personnel > technicians since 1996.