The table illustrates the number of individuals employed as technology researchers per million inhabitants across five distinct nations between 2003 and 2007.
Overall, Turkey demonstrated a significant and consistent growth in its research workforce, whereas Poland experienced a downward trend. Togo consistently maintained the lowest number of researchers among the countries surveyed.
Turkey began the period with 47 researchers per million in 2003, and this figure climbed steadily each year, more than doubling to reach 106 by 2007. Conversely, Poland started with the highest number of researchers at 285 in 2003, but this figure decreased annually, falling to 226 by the end of the period. Moldova showed a relatively stable pattern, starting at 103, dipping to 89 in 2005, and recovering to 114 by 2007.
Mexico experienced notable volatility; the number of researchers rose from 147 in 2003 to a peak of 242 in 2005, before dropping sharply to 170 in 2006 and ending at 183 in 2007. Finally, Togo recorded the lowest figures throughout the five years, fluctuating minimally between 17 and 23 researchers per million people.