How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Portugal?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Latvia vs Portugal: R&D personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification — R&D

Latvia

14,073 Persons

in 2023

Portugal

163,630 Persons

in 2024

Latvia rank

8th

Portugal rank

8th

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

Latvia
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 163,630 Persons against 14,073 Persons in Latvia, a difference of 149,557 Persons.

That makes Portugal's figure about 11.6 times Latvia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 8th of 9 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8,519 Persons	25,920 Persons	17,401 Persons	Portugal
2000s	9,321 Persons	54,423 Persons	45,102 Persons	Portugal
2010s	10,975 Persons	102,737 Persons	91,762 Persons	Portugal
2020s	13,970 Persons	143,052 Persons	129,083 Persons	Portugal

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, Latvia or Portugal?: Portugal, at 163,630 Persons against 14,073 Persons in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification — r&d between Latvia and Portugal?: 149,557 Persons, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Portugal?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Portugal rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification — r&d?: Latvia ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 8th of 9 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).