Greater London vs Portugal: R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel

Greater London
115,354 Persons
in 2017
Portugal
163,630 Persons
in 2024
Greater London rank
7th
Portugal rank
6th

R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel over time

  • Greater London
  • Portugal
050.0k100.0k150.0k198220032024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 163,630 Persons against 115,354 Persons in Greater London, a difference of 48,276 Persons.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Greater London's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Greater London ahead.

Greater London ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 6th of 201 regions.

Greater London has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greater London Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 71,658 Persons 65,290 Persons 6,368 Persons Greater London
2010s 101,208 Persons 99,368 Persons 1,840 Persons Greater London

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, Greater London or Portugal?
Portugal, at 163,630 Persons against 115,354 Persons in Greater London as of 2024.
What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel between Greater London and Portugal?
48,276 Persons, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greater London and Portugal?
10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Greater London and Portugal rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
Greater London ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 6th of 201 regions.
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

Indicator
R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel (total economy)
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
224 places, 4,038 data points, 1982–2024
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 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).