Table I. Position of Brazil in the...

Table I.

Position of Brazil in the rankings for countries that invest the highest percentages of GDP in S&T

Countries		GDP in S&T (%)	Scientists and engineers per one million inhabitants^a	HDI
World Ranking	Country	GDP in S&T (%)	Scientists and engineers per one million inhabitants^a	Index	World Ranking
1	Israel	4.2	8.282	0.888	19
2	South Korea	4.2	6.457	0.891	15
3	Japan	3.5	5.201	0.890	17
4	Finland	3.3	7.188	0.879	24
5	Sweden	3.3	6.473	0.898	12
6	Denmark	3.1	7.265	0.900	10
7	Switzerland	3.0	4.481	0.917	3
8	Germany	2.9	4.472	0.911	6
9	Austria	2.8	4.704	0.881	21
10	USA	2.8	4.019	0.914	5
11	Slovenia	2.6	4.217	0.874	25
12	Taiwan	2.4	NR	0.719	91
13	Australia	2.3	4.335	0.933	2
14	Belgium	2.3	4.003	0.881	21
15	France	2.2	4.153	0.884	20
16	Singapore	2.0	6.442	0.901	9
17	The Netherlands	2.0	4.303	0.915	4
18	China	2.0	1.089	0.719	91
19	Czech Republic	1.9	3.251	0.861	28
20	Estonia	1.7	3.339	0.840	33
21	Canada	1.6	4.490	0.902	8
22	England	1.6	4.055	0.892	14
23	Scotland	1.6	4.055	0.892	14
24	Ireland	1.6	3.371	0.899	11
25	Hungary	1.4	2.523	0.818	43
26	Portugal	1.4	4.142	0.822	41
27	Italy	1.3	1.974	0.872	26
28	Spain	1.2	2.653	0.869	27
29	Brazil	1.2	698	0.744	79
30	Russia	1.1	3.073	0.778	57

Countries		GDP in S&T (%)	Scientists and engineers per one million inhabitants^a	HDI
World Ranking	Country	GDP in S&T (%)	Scientists and engineers per one million inhabitants^a	Index	World Ranking
1	Israel	4.2	8.282	0.888	19
2	South Korea	4.2	6.457	0.891	15
3	Japan	3.5	5.201	0.890	17
4	Finland	3.3	7.188	0.879	24
5	Sweden	3.3	6.473	0.898	12
6	Denmark	3.1	7.265	0.900	10
7	Switzerland	3.0	4.481	0.917	3
8	Germany	2.9	4.472	0.911	6
9	Austria	2.8	4.704	0.881	21
10	USA	2.8	4.019	0.914	5
11	Slovenia	2.6	4.217	0.874	25
12	Taiwan	2.4	NR	0.719	91
13	Australia	2.3	4.335	0.933	2
14	Belgium	2.3	4.003	0.881	21
15	France	2.2	4.153	0.884	20
16	Singapore	2.0	6.442	0.901	9
17	The Netherlands	2.0	4.303	0.915	4
18	China	2.0	1.089	0.719	91
19	Czech Republic	1.9	3.251	0.861	28
20	Estonia	1.7	3.339	0.840	33
21	Canada	1.6	4.490	0.902	8
22	England	1.6	4.055	0.892	14
23	Scotland	1.6	4.055	0.892	14
24	Ireland	1.6	3.371	0.899	11
25	Hungary	1.4	2.523	0.818	43
26	Portugal	1.4	4.142	0.822	41
27	Italy	1.3	1.974	0.872	26
28	Spain	1.2	2.653	0.869	27
29	Brazil	1.2	698	0.744	79
30	Russia	1.1	3.073	0.778	57

Note:

Number of scientists and engineers per 1 million inhabitants and respective HDIs

Source: Zanotto and Guimarães (2016)