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

Korea
839,582 Persons
in 2024
Spain
431,848 Persons
in 2023
Korea rank
1st
Spain rank
4th

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

  • Korea
  • Spain
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 839,582 Persons against 431,848 Persons in Spain, a difference of 407,734 Persons.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.9 times Spain's.

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

Korea ranks 1st and Spain ranks 4th of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Spain Difference Ahead
2010s 630,302 Persons 348,798 Persons 281,505 Persons Korea
2020s 793,652 Persons 407,114 Persons 386,538 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, Korea or Spain?
Korea, at 839,582 Persons against 431,848 Persons in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel between Korea and Spain?
407,734 Persons, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Korea and Spain rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
Korea ranks 1st and Spain ranks 4th of 6 groups.
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).