What is the difference in technicians in r&d between Croatia and Portugal?

65.95 per million people, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Portugal?

20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.

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.

Croatia vs Portugal: Technicians in R&D

Croatia

714.11 per million people

in 2017

Portugal

780.06 per million people

in 2017

Croatia rank

23rd

Portugal rank

21st

Technicians in R&D over time

Croatia
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 780.06 per million people against 714.11 per million people in Croatia, a difference of 65.95 per million people.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 21st of 75 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	347.39 per million people	228.17 per million people	119.21 per million people	Croatia
2000s	544.62 per million people	337.25 per million people	207.37 per million people	Croatia
2010s	659.19 per million people	592.67 per million people	66.52 per million people	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher technicians in r&d, Croatia or Portugal?: Portugal, at 780.06 per million people against 714.11 per million people in Croatia as of 2017.
What is the difference in technicians in r&d between Croatia and Portugal?: 65.95 per million people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Portugal?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Croatia and Portugal rank globally for technicians in r&d?: Croatia ranks 23rd 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.

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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: 20 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.