Sweden vs Switzerland: 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
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 161,897 Persons against 149,651 Persons in Switzerland, a difference of 12,246 Persons.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 17 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 135,363 Persons | 126,659 Persons | 8,703 Persons | Sweden |
| 2020s | 163,512 Persons | 144,789 Persons | 18,722 Persons | Sweden |
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, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 161,897 Persons against 149,651 Persons in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 12,246 Persons, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
- Sweden ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 9th 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).