Question : NUMBER OF SCIENTISTS



(a) the number of scientists among ten lakh Population in India, China and other developd countries; and

(b)per capita investment in research and development in India, China and other developed countries?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (KAPIL SIBAL)



(a)& (b): The information on the number of scientists per million population engaged in research and the per capita R&D expenditure in India, China and data as of 2002 for other developed countries is as follows:- Sl.No. Country No. of Scientists Per Capita R&D in US $ Per million people

1. Australia - 3446 281.07 2 Austria 2346 564.59 3 Canada 3487 459.63 4 China 633 12.15 5 Denmark 4822 869.68 6 France 3134 552.08 7 Germany 3222 613.94 8 India 110 3.53 9 Japan 5085 976.58 10 Rep. of Korea 2979 288.50 11 Singapore 4352 475.52 12 Sweden 5171 1104.20 13 United Kingdom 2691 436.40 14 United States 4526 962.15


Source : Research and Development Statistics 2004-05 UIS, UNESCO 2005

World Development Indicators 2004/05, The World Bank China excludes Hong Kong Note: 1million = 10 lakhs