Estonia vs Portugal: Technicians in R&D
Technicians in R&D over time
- Estonia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 780.06 per million people against 654.85 per million people in Estonia, a difference of 125.21 per million people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 21st of 75 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 536.63 per million people | 228.17 per million people | 308.45 per million people | Estonia |
| 2000s | 482.96 per million people | 337.25 per million people | 145.71 per million people | Estonia |
| 2010s | 696.28 per million people | 592.67 per million people | 103.61 per million people | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher technicians in r&d, Estonia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 780.06 per million people against 654.85 per million people in Estonia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in technicians in r&d between Estonia and Portugal?
- 125.21 per million people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Portugal?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Estonia and Portugal rank globally for technicians in r&d?
- Estonia ranks 24th 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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About this data
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.