Number of Researchers Per Thousand Employment, 2011 or Most Recent Year

Country Per Thousand Employment
Iceland 17.06
Finland 15.93
Denmark 13.36
Taiwan 12.52
Korea 11.92
Sweden 10.65
Singapore 10.44
Norway 10.33
Japon 10.20
Portugal 9.86
United States 9.53
Slovenia 9.44
Austria 8.96
France 8.95
Belgium 8.91
Canada 8.60
Australia 8.50
Ireland 8.38
United Kingdom 8.36
Germany 8.08
Estonia 7.65
New Zealand 7.36
Luxembourg 7.12
Spain 7.02
Slovak Republic 6.94
Russian Federation 6.33
Netherlands 6.22
Czech Republic 6.05
Hungary 5.63
Switzerland 5.53
Greece 4.37
Italy 4.32
Poland 4.00
Turkey 2.99
Argentina 2.91
Romania 1.79
China 1.72
South Africa 1.47
Mexico 1.03
Chile 0.81
Source: OECD.