Ecuador vs India: Technicians in R&D

Ecuador

89.96 per million people

in 2014

India

73.06 per million people

in 2018

Ecuador rank

53rd

India rank

55th

Technicians in R&D over time

Ecuador
India

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 89.96 per million people against 73.06 per million people in India, a difference of 16.9 per million people.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times India's.

Globally, Ecuador ranks 53rd and India ranks 55th of 75 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Technicians in R&D (per million people)
Unit: per million people
Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 86 places, 1,196 data points, 1996–2018
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The number of technicians participated in Research & Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Technicians and equivalent staff are people who perform scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.