Lesotho vs Madagascar: Technicians in R&D

Lesotho
6.95 per million people
in 2015
Madagascar
12.6 per million people
in 2018
Lesotho rank
74th
Madagascar rank
71st

Technicians in R&D over time

  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
0204060199820082018

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 12.6 per million people against 6.95 per million people in Lesotho, a difference of 5.65 per million people.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.8 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Madagascar ahead.

Lesotho ranks 74th and Madagascar ranks 71st of 75 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Madagascar Difference Ahead
2000s 9.73 per million people 14.87 per million people 5.14 per million people Madagascar
2010s 0.8983 per million people 16.51 per million people 15.61 per million people Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher technicians in r&d, Lesotho or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 12.6 per million people against 6.95 per million people in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in technicians in r&d between Lesotho and Madagascar?
5.65 per million people, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for technicians in r&d?
Lesotho ranks 74th and Madagascar ranks 71st 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

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.