France vs Germany: 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
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.17 million Persons against 678,466 Persons in France, a difference of 491,014 Persons.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.7 times France's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 1st of 17 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 442,674 Persons | 709,296 Persons | 266,622 Persons | Germany |
| 2010s | 558,899 Persons | 847,984 Persons | 289,086 Persons | Germany |
| 2020s | 674,980 Persons | 1.12 million Persons | 446,850 Persons | Germany |
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, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 1.17 million Persons against 678,466 Persons in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel between France and Germany?
- 491,014 Persons, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
- France ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 1st 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).