Lesotho vs Madagascar: Technicians in R&D

Lesotho

6.95 per million people

in 2015

Madagascar

12.6 per million people

in 2018

Lesotho rank

74th

Madagascar rank

71st

Technicians in R&D over time

Lesotho
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 12.6 per million people against 6.95 per million people in Lesotho, a difference of 5.66 per million people.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.8 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Madagascar ahead.

Globally, Lesotho ranks 74th and Madagascar ranks 71st 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.