What is the difference in technicians in r&d between Greece and Japan?

60.81 per million people, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?

6 years are reported by both, from 1997 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.

Greece vs Japan: Technicians in R&D

Greece

585.1 per million people

in 2011

Japan

524.29 per million people

in 2018

Greece rank

25th

Japan rank

26th

Technicians in R&D over time

Greece
Japan

How they compare

Greece currently reports 585.1 per million people against 524.29 per million people in Japan, a difference of 60.81 per million people.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Japan ahead.

Greece ranks 25th and Japan ranks 26th of 75 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	460.03 per million people	661.1 per million people	201.07 per million people	Japan
2000s	812.98 per million people	541.17 per million people	271.81 per million people	Greece
2010s	585.1 per million people	559.13 per million people	25.96 per million people	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher technicians in r&d, Greece or Japan?: Greece, at 585.1 per million people against 524.29 per million people in Japan as of 2011.
What is the difference in technicians in r&d between Greece and Japan?: 60.81 per million people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2011.
How do Greece and Japan rank globally for technicians in r&d?: Greece ranks 25th and Japan ranks 26th 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.