Germany vs Netherlands: Technicians in R&D

Germany
2,007 per million people
in 2017
Netherlands
2,038 per million people
in 2011
Germany rank
8th
Netherlands rank
7th

Technicians in R&D over time

  • Germany
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 2,038 per million people against 2,007 per million people in Germany, a difference of 31.04 per million people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Netherlands ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 7th 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

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.