Belgium vs Netherlands: 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
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 195,127 Persons against 164,518 Persons in Belgium, a difference of 30,609 Persons.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 17 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80,157 Persons | 115,489 Persons | 35,332 Persons | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 94,550 Persons | 164,795 Persons | 70,245 Persons | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 195,127 Persons against 164,518 Persons in Belgium as of 2013.
- What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 30,609 Persons, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2013.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
- Belgium ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 4th 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).