What is the difference in technicians in r&d between Cyprus and Turkey?

28.6 per million people, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Turkey?

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.

Cyprus vs Turkey: Technicians in R&D (per million people)

Cyprus

325.14 per million people

in 2017

Turkey

353.74 per million people

in 2017

Cyprus rank

38th

Turkey rank

37th

Technicians in R&D (per million people) over time

Cyprus
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 353.74 per million people against 325.14 per million people in Cyprus, a difference of 28.6 per million people.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.

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

Cyprus ranks 38th and Turkey ranks 37th of 75 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	265.66 per million people	36.61 per million people	229.05 per million people	Cyprus
2000s	313.43 per million people	70.43 per million people	243 per million people	Cyprus
2010s	263.12 per million people	225.26 per million people	37.85 per million people	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher technicians in r&d, Cyprus or Turkey?: Turkey, at 353.74 per million people against 325.14 per million people in Cyprus as of 2017.
What is the difference in technicians in r&d between Cyprus and Turkey?: 28.6 per million people, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Turkey?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Cyprus and Turkey rank globally for technicians in r&d?: Cyprus ranks 38th and Turkey ranks 37th 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: 29 October 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.