Australia vs Sweden: R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions

Australia
70,467 Persons
in 2015
Sweden
104,487 Persons
in 2023
Australia rank
16th
Sweden rank
13th

R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions over time

  • Australia
  • Sweden
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199520092023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 104,487 Persons against 70,467 Persons in Australia, a difference of 34,020 Persons.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.

Australia ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th of 39 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 26,133 Persons 49,036 Persons 22,903 Persons Sweden
2000s 44,431 Persons 59,465 Persons 15,033 Persons Sweden
2010s 71,404 Persons 65,448 Persons 5,956 Persons Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions, Australia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 104,487 Persons against 70,467 Persons in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions between Australia and Sweden?
34,020 Persons, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
11 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions?
Australia ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th of 39 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Australia vs Sweden: R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/r-and-d-personnel-by-sector-of-performance-regions/australia/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/r-and-d-personnel-by-sector-of-performance-regions/australia/sweden/">Australia vs Sweden: R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
45 places, 982 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

This table contains research and development (R&D) personnel statistics in large (TL2) regions. Indicators covered Number of R&D personnel is provided in both headcounts and full-time equivalent on R&D by sex, sector of performance (business enterprise, government, higher education, and private non-profit). 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). TL3 regions are grouped into typologies based on shared characteristics. See the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xls) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats Further information Guidelines for Collecting and Reporting Data on Research and Experimental Development Frascati Manual 2015 The interactive web-tool OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas The report OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For any question or comment, please write to RegionStat@oecd.org