Austria vs Switzerland: R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity
R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 65,713 Persons (full-time equivalent) against 58,899 Persons (full-time equivalent) in Switzerland, a difference of 6,814 Persons (full-time equivalent).
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 28 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53,868 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 49,778 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 4,090 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Austria |
| 2020s | 63,123 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 56,505 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 6,618 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Austria |
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, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 65,713 Persons (full-time equivalent) against 58,899 Persons (full-time equivalent) in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity between Austria and Switzerland?
- 6,814 Persons (full-time equivalent), with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity?
- Austria ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 13th 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.