| Macro Region R&D personnel |
| Africa | 36 timeseries | |
| Asia | 12 timeseries | |
| Central America and the Caribbean | 8 timeseries | |
| Europe | 40 timeseries | |
| Middle East | 13 timeseries | |
| North America | 4,516.01 per million people in 2020 | WB |
| Oceania | 3 timeseries | |
| South America | 9 timeseries | |
| Southeast Asia | 12 timeseries |
| Country R&D personnel (per million people) |
| Republic of Korea | 9,081.94 in 2021 | WB |
| Sweden | 8,130.79 in 2021 | WB |
| Finland | 7,870.65 in 2021 | WB |
| Denmark | 7,707.73 in 2021 | WB |
| Norway | 7,227.93 in 2021 | WB |
| Singapore | 7,224.75 in 2020 | WB |
| Iceland | 6,940.42 in 2021 | WB |
| Belgium | 6,581.89 in 2021 | WB |
| Austria | 6,341.74 in 2021 | WB |
| Netherlands | 6,074.31 in 2021 | WB |
| Switzerland | 6,022.75 in 2021 | WB |
| Japan | 5,638.42 in 2021 | WB |
| Germany | 5,535.95 in 2021 | WB |
| Portugal | 5,473.45 in 2021 | WB |
| Ireland | 5,250.68 in 2021 | WB |
| Slovenia | 5,223 in 2021 | WB |
| France | 5,175.01 in 2021 | WB |
| New Zealand | 5,102.27 in 2021 | WB |
| Canada | 5,076.24 in 2020 | WB |
| Luxembourg | 4,940.6 in 2021 | WB |
| Australia | 4,594.14 in 2010 | WB |
| Hong Kong | 4,585.46 in 2021 | WB |
| Czech Republic | 4,568.61 in 2021 | WB |
| United Kingdom | 4,491.32 in 2017 | WB |
| Hungary | 4,452.15 in 2021 | WB |
| United States of America | 4,451.78 in 2020 | WB |
| Greece | 4,326.31 in 2021 | WB |
| Macau | 4,131.5 in 2021 | WB |
| Estonia | 4,038.2 in 2021 | WB |
| Lithuania | 3,935.09 in 2021 | WB |
| Poland | 3,534.5 in 2021 | WB |
| Spain | 3,251.74 in 2021 | WB |
| Slovakia | 3,211.04 in 2021 | WB |
| Russian Federation | 2,724.91 in 2020 | WB |
| Italy | 2,677.84 in 2021 | WB |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,666.02 in 2021 | WB |
| Latvia | 2,404.52 in 2021 | WB |
| Bulgaria | 2,339.25 in 2021 | WB |
| Croatia | 2,330.91 in 2021 | WB |
| Serbia | 2,206.71 in 2021 | WB |
| Malta | 2,160.73 in 2021 | WB |
| Thailand | 2,023.83 in 2020 | WB |
| Turkey | 1,999.53 in 2021 | WB |
| Cyprus | 1,743.29 in 2021 | WB |
| Azerbaijan | 1,728.76 in 2021 | WB |
| Georgia | 1,717.37 in 2021 | WB |
| China | 1,687.06 in 2021 | WB |
| Iran | 1,597.34 in 2019 | WB |
| Tunisia | 1,584.24 in 2021 | WB |
| Belarus | 1,393.54 in 2021 | WB |
| Argentina | 1,283.8 in 2021 | WB |
| Morocco | 1,080.71 in 2016 | WB |
| Romania | 985.49 in 2021 | WB |
| Qatar | 982.5 in 2021 | WB |
| Brazil | 888.46 in 2014 | WB |
| Algeria | 832.42 in 2017 | WB |
| Egypt | 821.7 in 2021 | WB |
| Uruguay | 808.19 in 2021 | WB |
| Republic of Moldova | 781.24 in 2021 | WB |
| Viet Nam | 779.31 in 2021 | WB |
| North Macedonia | 743.69 in 2021 | WB |
| Montenegro | 743.38 in 2019 | WB |
| Malaysia | 726.46 in 2020 | WB |
| Saudi Arabia | 692.34 in 2021 | WB |
| Kazakhstan | 626.47 in 2021 | WB |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 590.53 in 2020 | WB |
| Palestine | 588.83 in 2013 | WB |
| Ukraine | 587.5 in 2021 | WB |
| Senegal | 580.95 in 2015 | WB |
| Jordan | 577.92 in 2017 | WB |
| Mauritius | 556.93 in 2021 | WB |
| Uzbekistan | 525.33 in 2021 | WB |
| Chile | 518.67 in 2020 | WB |
| South Africa | 472.68 in 2020 | WB |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 442.83 in 2021 | WB |
| Pakistan | 415.3 in 2021 | WB |
| Ecuador | 402.3 in 2014 | WB |
| Indonesia | 399.61 in 2020 | WB |
| Costa Rica | 399.35 in 2021 | WB |
| Bahrain | 383.96 in 2014 | WB |
| Mexico | 357.98 in 2020 | WB |
| Puerto Rico | 333.8 in 2015 | WB |
| Mongolia | 332.19 in 2020 | WB |
| Oman | 330.35 in 2021 | WB |
| Monaco | 310.64 in 2005 | WB |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 289.18 in 2020 | WB |
| Brunei Darussalam | 285.2 in 2004 | WB |
| India | 260.38 in 2020 | WB |
| Kenya | 227.23 in 2010 | WB |
| Honduras | 187.43 in 2019 | WB |
| Botswana | 173.95 in 2013 | WB |
| Philippines | 172.01 in 2018 | WB |
| Kuwait | 165.83 in 2020 | WB |
| Iraq | 162.46 in 2021 | WB |
| Bolivia | 162.37 in 2010 | WB |
| Albania | 157.6 in 2008 | WB |
| Namibia | 152.83 in 2014 | WB |
| Seychelles | 152.46 in 2005 | WB |
| Paraguay | 140.88 in 2020 | WB |
| Eswatini | 139.1 in 2015 | WB |
| Cabo Verde | 117.87 in 2014 | WB |
| Sri Lanka | 104.55 in 2020 | WB |
| Zimbabwe | 99.44 in 2012 | WB |
| Ethiopia | 90.24 in 2017 | WB |
| Colombia | 89.86 in 2017 | WB |
| Ghana | 86.98 in 2015 | WB |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 83.98 in 2015 | WB |
| El Salvador | 75.01 in 2019 | WB |
| Nicaragua | 70.03 in 1997 | WB |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 67.65 in 2005 | WB |
| Nepal | 59.64 in 2002 | WB |
| Chad | 58.76 in 2016 | WB |
| Rwanda | 58.5 in 2019 | WB |
| Malawi | 50.47 in 2010 | WB |
| Gambia | 49.98 in 2018 | WB |
| Burkina Faso | 46.75 in 2010 | WB |
| Togo | 44.87 in 2021 | WB |
| Mozambique | 43.95 in 2015 | WB |
| Zambia | 42.45 in 2008 | WB |
| Panama | 39.6 in 2013 | WB |
| Nigeria | 38.81 in 2007 | WB |
| Madagascar | 33.73 in 2018 | WB |
| Papua New Guinea | 33.39 in 2016 | WB |
| Congo | 33.3 in 2000 | WB |
| Cambodia | 30.77 in 2015 | WB |
| Mali | 29.32 in 2021 | WB |
| Uganda | 28.73 in 2014 | WB |
| Niger | 26.76 in 2013 | WB |
| Lesotho | 23.57 in 2015 | WB |
| Burundi | 23.2 in 2018 | WB |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 19.15 in 2013 | WB |
| Myanmar | 18.97 in 2021 | WB |
| Angola | 18.95 in 2016 | WB |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 15.64 in 2002 | WB |
| Guatemala | 14.52 in 2021 | WB |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.42 in 2015 | WB |
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