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

27 years are reported by both, from 1997 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 Slovenia: R&D personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification — R&D

Latvia

14,073 Persons

in 2023

Slovenia

25,863 Persons

in 2023

Latvia rank

8th

Slovenia rank

7th

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

Latvia
Slovenia

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 25,863 Persons against 14,073 Persons in Latvia, a difference of 11,790 Persons.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.8 times Latvia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Slovenia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 8th and Slovenia ranks 7th of 9 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6,131 Persons	11,927 Persons	5,796 Persons	Slovenia
2000s	9,321 Persons	13,033 Persons	3,712 Persons	Slovenia
2010s	10,975 Persons	21,416 Persons	10,440 Persons	Slovenia
2020s	13,970 Persons	25,435 Persons	11,466 Persons	Slovenia

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 Slovenia?: Slovenia, at 25,863 Persons against 14,073 Persons in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification — r&d between Latvia and Slovenia?: 11,790 Persons, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovenia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Slovenia rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification — r&d?: Latvia ranks 8th and Slovenia ranks 7th 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).