Brazil vs Portugal: Technicians in R&D

Brazil
969.9 per million people
in 2014
Portugal
780.06 per million people
in 2017
Brazil rank
19th
Portugal rank
21st

Technicians in R&D over time

  • Brazil
  • Portugal
2004006008001.0k199620062017

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 969.9 per million people against 780.06 per million people in Portugal, a difference of 189.84 per million people.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 21st of 75 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 467.23 per million people 337.25 per million people 129.98 per million people Brazil
2010s 863.09 per million people 501.49 per million people 361.6 per million people Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher technicians in r&d, Brazil or Portugal?
Brazil, at 969.9 per million people against 780.06 per million people in Portugal as of 2014.
What is the difference in technicians in r&d between Brazil and Portugal?
189.84 per million people, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2014.
How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for technicians in r&d?
Brazil ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 21st of 75 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Technicians in R&D (per million people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Brazil vs Portugal: Technicians in R&D. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/technicians-in-r-and-d-per-million-people/brazil/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/technicians-in-r-and-d-per-million-people/brazil/portugal/">Brazil vs Portugal: Technicians in R&D</a> — Statizoid

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.