Estonia vs Portugal: Technicians in R&D

Estonia
654.85 per million people
in 2017
Portugal
780.06 per million people
in 2017
Estonia rank
24th
Portugal rank
21st

Technicians in R&D over time

  • Estonia
  • Portugal
200400600800199620062017

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

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.