Italy vs United Kingdom: R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by NACE

Italy
103,858 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2010
United Kingdom
142,374 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2010
Italy rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
8th

R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by NACE over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k198119952010

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 142,374 Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 103,858 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Italy, a difference of 38,516 Full-time equivalent (FTE).

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 46 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 55,850 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 184,333 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 128,483 Full-time equivalent (FTE) United Kingdom
1990s 62,495 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 149,963 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 87,468 Full-time equivalent (FTE) United Kingdom
2000s 76,590 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 151,938 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 75,348 Full-time equivalent (FTE) United Kingdom
2010s 103,858 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 142,374 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 38,516 Full-time equivalent (FTE) United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by nace, Italy or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 142,374 Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 103,858 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Italy as of 2010.
What is the difference in r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by nace between Italy and United Kingdom?
38,516 Full-time equivalent (FTE), with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by nace?
Italy ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 46 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and sex (1980-2010). 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

Italy vs United Kingdom: R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by NACE. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/r-and-d-personnel-and-researchers-in-business-enterprise-sector-by-nace-rev-1-1-activity/italy/united-kingdom/

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/r-and-d-personnel-and-researchers-in-business-enterprise-sector-by-nace-rev-1-1-activity/italy/united-kingdom/">Italy vs United Kingdom: R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by NACE</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and sex (1980-2010)
Unit
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
50 places, 991 data points, 1980–2010
Last refreshed