Australia vs Spain: R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity
R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 134,793 Persons (full-time equivalent) against 91,414 Persons (full-time equivalent) in Australia, a difference of 43,379 Persons (full-time equivalent).
That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Spain ranks 8th of 28 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52,295 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 89,830 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 37,535 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Spain |
| 2010s | 70,573 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 93,372 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 22,799 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Spain |
| 2020s | 91,414 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 116,465 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 25,051 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 134,793 Persons (full-time equivalent) against 91,414 Persons (full-time equivalent) in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity between Australia and Spain?
- 43,379 Persons (full-time equivalent), with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity?
- Australia ranks 9th and Spain ranks 8th of 28 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents research and development (R&D) statistics on personnel in the business enterprise sector. Measured in full-time equivalent are the number of total R&D personnel and researchers in the business enterprise sector by industry according to the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) revision 4. Data at the industry level are presented from 2000, first year from which some countries converted their data from ISIC rev.3.1 to the current ISIC rev. 4 classification.