Norway vs Portugal: R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity
R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 41,579 Persons (full-time equivalent) against 30,102 Persons (full-time equivalent) in Norway, a difference of 11,477 Persons (full-time equivalent).
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 16th of 28 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,328 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 14,216 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 4,113 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Norway |
| 2010s | 21,069 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 18,943 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 2,126 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Norway |
| 2020s | 27,990 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 36,247 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 8,257 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Portugal |
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, Norway or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 41,579 Persons (full-time equivalent) against 30,102 Persons (full-time equivalent) in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity between Norway and Portugal?
- 11,477 Persons (full-time equivalent), with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity?
- Norway ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 16th 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.