How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?

12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as R&D personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Japan: R&D personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification — R&D

Italy

518,829 Persons

in 2023

Japan

1.18 million Persons

in 2016

Italy rank

3rd

Japan rank

1st

R&D personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification — R&D over time

Italy
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.18 million Persons against 518,829 Persons in Italy, a difference of 661,571 Persons.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.3 times Italy's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 1st of 25 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	316,890 Persons	1.13 million Persons	816,976 Persons	Japan
2010s	375,426 Persons	1.16 million Persons	785,875 Persons	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification — r&d, Italy or Japan?: Japan, at 1.18 million Persons against 518,829 Persons in Italy as of 2016.
What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification — r&d between Italy and Japan?: 661,571 Persons, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification — r&d?: Italy ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 1st of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as R&D personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: R&D personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification — R&D Personnel (total economy)
Unit: Persons
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 34 places, 789 data points, 1981–2024
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

This table presents research and development (R&D) personnel statistics. Number of R&D personnel is provided in headcounts;D by sex, sector of employment (business enterprise, government, higher education, and private non-profit) and by formal qualification (university and other diplomas by ISCED classification).