Italy vs Korea: R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D

Italy
544,094 Persons
in 2019
Korea
297,060 Persons
in 2003
Italy rank
3rd
Korea rank
2nd

R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D over time

  • Italy
  • Korea
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k198520022019

How they compare

Italy currently reports 544,094 Persons against 297,060 Persons in Korea, a difference of 247,034 Persons.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.8 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 2nd of 23 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 218,323 Persons 205,850 Persons 12,472 Persons Italy
2000s 241,938 Persons 268,975 Persons 27,037 Persons Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d personnel by sector of performance and major field of r&d — r&d, Italy or Korea?
Italy, at 544,094 Persons against 297,060 Persons in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance and major field of r&d — r&d between Italy and Korea?
247,034 Persons, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2003.
How do Italy and Korea rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance and major field of r&d — r&d?
Italy ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 2nd of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Italy vs Korea: R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/r-and-d-personnel-by-sector-of-performance-and-major-field-of-r-and-d-r-and-d-personnel/italy/korea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/r-and-d-personnel-by-sector-of-performance-and-major-field-of-r-and-d-r-and-d-personnel/italy/korea/">Italy vs Korea: R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D Personnel (total economy)
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
32 places, 610 data points, 1981–2023
Last refreshed

This table contains research and development (R&D) personnel statistics. Number of R&D personnel is provided in both headcounts and full-time equivalent on R&D by sex, sector of employment (business enterprise, government, higher education, and private non-profit) and by field of research (natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agricultural and veterinary sciences, social sciences, and humanities and the arts).