What is the difference in technicians in r&d between Denmark and Iceland?

247 per million people, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?

5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.

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.

Denmark vs Iceland: Technicians in R&D

Denmark

2,124 per million people

in 2011

Iceland

2,371 per million people

in 2017

Denmark rank

6th

Iceland rank

4th

Technicians in R&D over time

Denmark
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2,371 per million people against 2,124 per million people in Denmark, a difference of 247 per million people.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Iceland ahead.

Denmark ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 4th of 75 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2,083 per million people	2,029 per million people	54.18 per million people	Denmark
2010s	2,124 per million people	1,868 per million people	255.44 per million people	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher technicians in r&d, Denmark or Iceland?: Iceland, at 2,371 per million people against 2,124 per million people in Denmark as of 2017.
What is the difference in technicians in r&d between Denmark and Iceland?: 247 per million people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.
How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for technicians in r&d?: Denmark ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 4th 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: 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.