| # | Flag | Country | Researchers in R&D (per million people)Researchers in R&D (per million people) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 8,250 | 2012 | |
| 2 | Denmark | 7,514 | 2016 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 7,153 | 2016 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 7,113 | 2016 | |
| 5 | Singapore | 6,729 | 2014 | |
| 6 | Iceland | 6,635 | 2016 | |
| 7 | Finland | 6,525 | 2016 | |
| 8 | Norway | 6,073 | 2016 | |
| 9 | Republic of Ireland | 5,563 | 2016 | |
| 10 | Switzerland | 5,257 | 2015 | |
| 11 | Japan | 5,209 | 2016 | |
| 12 | Austria | 5,157 | 2016 | |
| 13 | Germany | 4,893 | 2016 | |
| 14 | Netherlands | 4,842 | 2016 | |
| 15 | Belgium | 4,734 | 2016 | |
| 16 | Canada | 4,552 | 2014 | |
| 17 | Australia | 4,539 | 2010 | |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 4,429 | 2016 | |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 4,350 | 2016 | |
| 20 | United States | 4,313 | 2015 | |
| 21 | France | 4,307 | 2015 | |
| 22 | New Zealand | 4,052 | 2015 | |
| 23 | Portugal | 3,928 | 2016 | |
| 24 | Slovenia | 3,899 | 2016 | |
| 25 | Czech Republic | 3,518 | 2016 | |
| 26 | Hong Kong | 3,411 | 2017 | |
| 27 | Estonia | 3,305 | 2016 | |
| 28 | Macao | 3,227 | 2017 | |
| 29 | Russia | 2,979 | 2016 | |
| 30 | Lithuania | 2,931 | 2016 | |
| 31 | Spain | 2,732 | 2016 | |
| 32 | Hungary | 2,645 | 2016 | |
| 33 | Greece | 2,629 | 2016 | |
| 34 | Slovakia | 2,598 | 2016 | |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 2,406 | 2016 | |
| 36 | Malaysia | 2,273 | 2015 | |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 2,243 | 2016 | |
| 38 | Poland | 2,158 | 2015 | |
| 39 | Italy | 2,131 | 2016 | |
| 40 | Serbia | 2,079 | 2017 | |
| 41 | Tunisia | 1,964 | 2016 | |
| 42 | Malta | 1,930 | 2016 | |
| 43 | Croatia | 1,793 | 2016 | |
| 44 | Latvia | 1,599 | 2016 | |
| 45 | Georgia | 1,336 | 2016 | |
| 46 | Argentina | 1,232 | 2016 | |
| 47 | Turkey | 1,215 | 2015 | |
| 48 | Thailand | 1,210 | 2016 | |
| 49 | China | 1,205 | 2016 | |
| 50 | Ukraine | 1,119 | 2017 | |
| 51 | Morocco | 1,068 | 2016 | |
| 52 | Cyprus | 1,000 | 2016 | |
| 53 | Romania | 912 | 2016 | |
| 54 | Brazil | 881 | 2014 | |
| 55 | Montenegro | 832 | 2015 | |
| 56 | Algeria | 820 | 2017 | |
| 57 | Republic of Macedonia | 728 | 2017 | |
| 58 | Moldova | 723 | 2017 | |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 687 | 2016 | |
| 60 | Vietnam | 672 | 2015 | |
| 61 | Iran | 671 | 2013 | |
| 62 | Egypt | 669 | 2017 | |
| 63 | Uruguay | 667 | 2017 | |
| 64 | Qatar | 603 | 2015 | |
| 65 | Jordan | 601 | 2017 | |
| 66 | Senegal | 549 | 2015 | |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 529 | 2016 | |
| 68 | Chile | 502 | 2016 | |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 496 | 2017 | |
| 70 | Kuwait | 491 | 2017 | |
| 71 | South Africa | 473 | 2015 | |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 463 | 2017 | |
| 73 | Ecuador | 400 | 2014 | |
| 74 | Bahrain | 368 | 2014 | |
| 75 | Puerto Rico | 320 | 2015 | |
| 76 | Guam | 303 | 2005 | |
| 77 | Pakistan | 293 | 2015 | |
| 78 | Brunei | 283 | 2004 | |
| 79 | Venezuela | 283 | 2016 | |
| 80 | Mexico | 244 | 2013 | |
| 81 | Oman | 243 | 2017 | |
| 82 | Kenya | 225 | 2010 | |
| 83 | India | 216 | 2015 | |
| 84 | Philippines | 187 | 2013 | |
| 85 | Mauritius | 181 | 2012 | |
| 86 | Botswana | 179 | 2013 | |
| 87 | Bolivia | 165 | 2010 | |
| 88 | Albania | 156 | 2008 | |
| 89 | Seychelles | 146 | 2005 | |
| 90 | Namibia | 143 | 2014 | |
| 91 | Paraguay | 122 | 2016 | |
| 92 | Swaziland | 119 | 2015 | |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 106 | 2015 | |
| 94 | Iraq | 103 | 2017 | |
| 95 | Indonesia | 89 | 2009 | |
| 96 | Colombia | 88 | 2016 | |
| 97 | Syria | 87 | 2015 | |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 71 | 1997 | |
| 99 | El Salvador | 65 | 2016 | |
| 100 | Nepal | 61 | 2002 | |
| 101 | Chad | 58 | 2016 | |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 49 | 2011 | |
| 103 | Burkina Faso | 47 | 2010 | |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 44 | 2013 | |
| 105 | Mozambique | 41 | 2015 | |
| 106 | Zambia | 40 | 2008 | |
| 107 | Panama | 39 | 2013 | |
| 108 | Togo | 38 | 2017 | |
| 109 | Ghana | 38 | 2010 | |
| 110 | Nigeria | 38 | 2007 | |
| 111 | Papua New Guinea | 36 | 2016 | |
| 112 | Gambia | 33 | 2011 | |
| 113 | Mali | 32 | 2017 | |
| 114 | Madagascar | 30 | 2017 | |
| 115 | Cambodia | 30 | 2015 | |
| 116 | Uganda | 26 | 2014 | |
| 117 | Lesotho | 22 | 2015 | |
| 118 | Honduras | 22 | 2015 | |
| 119 | Guatemala | 22 | 2015 | |
| 120 | Tanzania | 18 | 2013 | |
| 121 | Myanmar | 15 | 2017 | |
| 122 | Laos | 15 | 2002 | |
| 123 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 10 | 2015 |