Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) vs Japan: R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
1.69 million Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2024
Japan
626,709 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2023
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank
3rd
Japan rank
3rd
R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size over time
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Japan
How they compare
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) currently reports 1.69 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 626,709 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Japan, a difference of 1.06 million Full-time equivalent (FTE).
That makes Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)'s figure about 2.7 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 3rd of 4 regions.
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 663,569 Full-time equivalent (FTE) | 583,977 Full-time equivalent (FTE) | 79,592 Full-time equivalent (FTE) | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) |
| 2000s | 851,493 Full-time equivalent (FTE) | 593,166 Full-time equivalent (FTE) | 258,328 Full-time equivalent (FTE) | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) |
| 2010s | 1.14 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) | 598,720 Full-time equivalent (FTE) | 543,452 Full-time equivalent (FTE) | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) |
| 2020s | 1.56 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) | 633,540 Full-time equivalent (FTE) | 923,688 Full-time equivalent (FTE) | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) |
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 size, Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) or Japan?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), at 1.69 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 626,709 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size between Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and Japan?
- 1.06 million Full-time equivalent (FTE), with Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and Japan?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and Japan rank globally for r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 3rd of 4 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size class and sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.