Norway vs Portugal: Business enterprise R&D personnel in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev.

Norway
18,166 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2009
Portugal
13,922 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2009
Norway rank
21st
Portugal rank
22nd

Business enterprise R&D personnel in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. over time

  • Norway
  • Portugal
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199320012009

How they compare

Norway currently reports 18,166 Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 13,922 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Portugal, a difference of 4,244 Full-time equivalent (FTE).

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 22nd of 45 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 12,257 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2,263 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 9,994 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Norway
2000s 16,106 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 8,659 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 7,447 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher business enterprise r&d personnel in high-tech sectors by nace rev., Norway or Portugal?
Norway, at 18,166 Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 13,922 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Portugal as of 2009.
What is the difference in business enterprise r&d personnel in high-tech sectors by nace rev. between Norway and Portugal?
4,244 Full-time equivalent (FTE), with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
13 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2009.
How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for business enterprise r&d personnel in high-tech sectors by nace rev.?
Norway ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 22nd of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Business enterprise R&D personnel in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 1.1 (1993-2009). 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

Norway vs Portugal: Business enterprise R&D personnel in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev.. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/business-enterprise-r-and-d-personnel-in-high-tech-sectors-by-nace-rev-1-1-1993-2009/norway/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/business-enterprise-r-and-d-personnel-in-high-tech-sectors-by-nace-rev-1-1-1993-2009/norway/portugal/">Norway vs Portugal: Business enterprise R&D personnel in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev.</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Business enterprise R&D personnel in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 1.1 (1993-2009)
Unit
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 692 data points, 1993–2009
Last refreshed