| # | Flag | Country | Technicians in R&D (per million people)Technicians in R&D (per million people) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 3,285 | 2015 | |
| 2 | Switzerland | 2,927 | 2015 | |
| 3 | Austria | 2,579 | 2015 | |
| 4 | Slovenia | 2,395 | 2015 | |
| 5 | Denmark | 2,123 | 2011 | |
| 6 | Iceland | 2,096 | 2016 | |
| 7 | Netherlands | 2,037 | 2011 | |
| 8 | Sweden | 2,027 | 2011 | |
| 9 | Germany | 1,911 | 2015 | |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 1,824 | 2015 | |
| 11 | France | 1,798 | 2015 | |
| 12 | Belgium | 1,377 | 2011 | |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 1,359 | 2015 | |
| 14 | Canada | 1,357 | 2014 | |
| 15 | South Korea | 1,232 | 2016 | |
| 16 | Spain | 1,196 | 2015 | |
| 17 | Republic of Ireland | 1,149 | 2015 | |
| 18 | Australia | 1,135 | 2008 | |
| 19 | New Zealand | 1,018 | 2015 | |
| 20 | Israel | 997 | 2012 | |
| 21 | Italy | 817 | 1996 | |
| 22 | Malta | 776 | 2015 | |
| 23 | Portugal | 749 | 2015 | |
| 24 | Croatia | 745 | 2015 | |
| 25 | Hungary | 726 | 2015 | |
| 26 | Estonia | 675 | 2015 | |
| 27 | Kenya | 638 | 2010 | |
| 28 | Seychelles | 597 | 2005 | |
| 29 | Greece | 554 | 2011 | |
| 30 | Japan | 502 | 2016 | |
| 31 | Russia | 465 | 2016 | |
| 32 | Lithuania | 463 | 2011 | |
| 33 | Singapore | 457 | 2014 | |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 443 | 2011 | |
| 35 | Poland | 440 | 2015 | |
| 36 | Brazil | 436 | 2006 | |
| 37 | Gambia | 422 | 2011 | |
| 38 | Serbia | 410 | 2017 | |
| 39 | Qatar | 403 | 2015 | |
| 40 | Hong Kong | 394 | 2017 | |
| 41 | Latvia | 391 | 2011 | |
| 42 | Slovakia | 388 | 2015 | |
| 43 | Egypt | 332 | 2016 | |
| 44 | Thailand | 320 | 2016 | |
| 45 | Argentina | 310 | 2016 | |
| 46 | Chile | 301 | 2016 | |
| 47 | Romania | 268 | 2015 | |
| 48 | Cyprus | 256 | 2015 | |
| 49 | Turkey | 221 | 2015 | |
| 50 | Macao | 218 | 2017 | |
| 51 | Georgia | 195 | 2016 | |
| 52 | Iran | 186 | 2013 | |
| 53 | Ukraine | 176 | 2017 | |
| 54 | Panama | 155 | 2013 | |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 147 | 2016 | |
| 56 | Puerto Rico | 143 | 2015 | |
| 57 | Nepal | 142 | 2002 | |
| 58 | South Africa | 139 | 2015 | |
| 59 | Myanmar | 137 | 2002 | |
| 60 | Mexico | 133 | 2013 | |
| 61 | Malaysia | 130 | 2015 | |
| 62 | Montenegro | 129 | 2015 | |
| 63 | Botswana | 121 | 2013 | |
| 64 | Jordan | 110 | 2015 | |
| 65 | India | 95 | 2015 | |
| 66 | Republic of Macedonia | 91 | 2017 | |
| 67 | Ecuador | 90 | 2014 | |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 75 | 2015 | |
| 69 | Pakistan | 71 | 2015 | |
| 70 | Moldova | 70 | 2017 | |
| 71 | Vietnam | 64 | 2015 | |
| 72 | Zambia | 63 | 2008 | |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 63 | 2017 | |
| 74 | Namibia | 63 | 2014 | |
| 75 | Tunisia | 62 | 2016 | |
| 76 | Cambodia | 60 | 2015 | |
| 77 | Mauritius | 54 | 2012 | |
| 78 | Kuwait | 49 | 2017 | |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 45 | 2017 | |
| 80 | Oman | 43 | 2017 | |
| 81 | Algeria | 41 | 2017 | |
| 82 | Morocco | 40 | 2016 | |
| 83 | Albania | 40 | 2008 | |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 37 | 2010 | |
| 85 | Senegal | 35 | 2015 | |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 33 | 2013 | |
| 87 | Swaziland | 30 | 2015 | |
| 88 | Ghana | 29 | 2010 | |
| 89 | Philippines | 28 | 2013 | |
| 90 | Iraq | 25 | 2016 | |
| 91 | Mozambique | 25 | 2015 | |
| 92 | Guatemala | 25 | 2015 | |
| 93 | Bolivia | 25 | 2010 | |
| 94 | Mali | 24 | 2017 | |
| 95 | Bahrain | 17 | 2014 | |
| 96 | Paraguay | 12 | 2011 | |
| 97 | Nigeria | 12 | 2007 | |
| 98 | Papua New Guinea | 11 | 2016 | |
| 99 | Honduras | 10 | 2015 | |
| 100 | Madagascar | 10 | 2017 | |
| 101 | Uganda | 10 | 2014 | |
| 102 | Chad | 8 | 2016 | |
| 103 | Cape Verde | 7 | 2011 | |
| 104 | Lesotho | 6 | 2015 | |
| 105 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 6 | 2015 | |
| 106 | Tanzania | 5 | 2013 | |
| 107 | Togo | 2 | 2017 |