Belgium vs France: R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel
R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 678,466 Persons against 164,518 Persons in Belgium, a difference of 513,948 Persons.
That makes France's figure about 4.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 5th and France ranks 2nd of 17 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80,157 Persons | 441,169 Persons | 361,011 Persons | France |
| 2010s | 94,550 Persons | 547,149 Persons | 452,599 Persons | France |
| 2020s | 161,762 Persons | 674,980 Persons | 513,219 Persons | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel, Belgium or France?
- France, at 678,466 Persons against 164,518 Persons in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel between Belgium and France?
- 513,948 Persons, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
- Belgium ranks 5th and France ranks 2nd of 17 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2). Definition of regions: Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). TL2 regions are used in this dataset. See the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xls) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf).