Korea vs United States of America: R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions

Korea
523,024 Persons
in 2023
United States of America
2.15 million Persons
in 2022
Korea rank
1st
United States of America rank
1st

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

  • Korea
  • United States of America
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199720102023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.15 million Persons against 523,024 Persons in Korea, a difference of 1.62 million Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.1 times Korea's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 2 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 246,987 Persons 1.42 million Persons 1.18 million Persons United States of America
2010s 368,575 Persons 1.56 million Persons 1.19 million Persons United States of America
2020s 502,661 Persons 2.10 million Persons 1.59 million Persons United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions, Korea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 2.15 million Persons against 523,024 Persons in Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions between Korea and United States of America?
1.62 million Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions?
Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 2 groups.
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.

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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