Italy vs Korea: 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
- Italy
- Korea
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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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).