Italy vs Portugal: 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
- Portugal
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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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).