France vs Korea: R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity
R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity over time
- France
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 459,405 Persons (full-time equivalent) against 311,701 Persons (full-time equivalent) in France, a difference of 147,704 Persons (full-time equivalent).
That makes Korea's figure about 1.5 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was France ahead.
France ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 2nd of 28 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 212,933 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 186,085 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 26,847 Persons (full-time equivalent) | France |
| 2010s | 249,015 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 289,888 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 40,874 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Korea |
| 2020s | 300,901 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 444,870 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 143,969 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Korea |
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, France or Korea?
- Korea, at 459,405 Persons (full-time equivalent) against 311,701 Persons (full-time equivalent) in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity between France and Korea?
- 147,704 Persons (full-time equivalent), with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Korea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do France and Korea rank globally for r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity?
- France ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 2nd 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.