Macau, China vs Malaysia: Technicians in R&D

Macau, China
182.46 per million people
in 2018
Malaysia
233.44 per million people
in 2018
Macau, China rank
45th
Malaysia rank
44th

Technicians in R&D over time

  • Macau, China
  • Malaysia
02505007501.0k199620072018

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 233.44 per million people against 182.46 per million people in Macau, China, a difference of 50.98 per million people.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 45th and Malaysia ranks 44th of 75 countries.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 303.83 per million people 60.82 per million people 243.01 per million people Macau, China
2010s 584.21 per million people 184.73 per million people 399.47 per million people Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher technicians in r&d, Macau, China or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 233.44 per million people against 182.46 per million people in Macau, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in technicians in r&d between Macau, China and Malaysia?
50.98 per million people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Malaysia?
12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Macau, China and Malaysia rank globally for technicians in r&d?
Macau, China ranks 45th and Malaysia ranks 44th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Macau, China vs Malaysia: Technicians in R&D. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/technicians-in-r-and-d-per-million-people/macao-sar-china/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/technicians-in-r-and-d-per-million-people/macao-sar-china/malaysia/">Macau, China vs Malaysia: Technicians in R&D</a> — Statizoid

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.