Italy vs Korea: R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel

Italy
518,829 Persons
in 2023
Korea
839,582 Persons
in 2024
Italy rank
3rd
Korea rank
1st

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

  • Italy
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 839,582 Persons against 518,829 Persons in Italy, a difference of 320,753 Persons.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.6 times Italy's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 17 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Korea Difference Ahead
2010s 435,772 Persons 630,302 Persons 194,530 Persons Korea
2020s 510,900 Persons 793,652 Persons 282,752 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 region — r&d personnel, Italy or Korea?
Korea, at 839,582 Persons against 518,829 Persons in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel between Italy and Korea?
320,753 Persons, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Italy and Korea rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
Italy ranks 3rd and Korea 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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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).