Canada 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
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 200,300 Persons (full-time equivalent) against 134,793 Persons (full-time equivalent) in Spain, a difference of 65,507 Persons (full-time equivalent).
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and Spain ranks 8th of 28 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 155,180 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 93,699 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 61,481 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Canada |
| 2010s | 147,147 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 93,184 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 53,963 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Canada |
| 2020s | 189,416 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 115,574 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 73,842 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Canada |
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, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 200,300 Persons (full-time equivalent) against 134,793 Persons (full-time equivalent) in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity between Canada and Spain?
- 65,507 Persons (full-time equivalent), with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity?
- Canada ranks 5th 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.