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

Italy
518,829 Persons
in 2023
Portugal
163,630 Persons
in 2024
Italy rank
3rd
Portugal rank
6th

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

  • Italy
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 518,829 Persons against 163,630 Persons in Portugal, a difference of 355,199 Persons.

That makes Italy's figure about 3.2 times Portugal's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 3rd and Portugal ranks 6th of 17 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 161,322 Persons 16,370 Persons 144,952 Persons Italy
1990s 189,903 Persons 25,532 Persons 164,371 Persons Italy
2000s 284,903 Persons 54,423 Persons 230,480 Persons Italy
2010s 418,140 Persons 102,737 Persons 315,403 Persons Italy
2020s 510,900 Persons 143,052 Persons 367,848 Persons Italy

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 Portugal?
Italy, at 518,829 Persons against 163,630 Persons in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel between Italy and Portugal?
355,199 Persons, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
Italy ranks 3rd and Portugal ranks 6th 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).