Comunidad de Madrid vs Portugal: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS

Comunidad de Madrid
69,886 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2023
Portugal
84,012 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2024
Comunidad de Madrid rank
20th
Portugal rank
20th

R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS over time

  • Comunidad de Madrid
  • Portugal
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k198220032024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 84,012 Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 69,886 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Comunidad de Madrid, a difference of 14,126 Full-time equivalent (FTE).

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Comunidad de Madrid's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Comunidad de Madrid ahead.

Comunidad de Madrid ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 20th of 412 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, Comunidad de Madrid averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comunidad de Madrid Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 22,094 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 11,173 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 10,920 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Comunidad de Madrid
1990s 26,648 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 15,748 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 10,900 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Comunidad de Madrid
2000s 43,007 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 30,684 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 12,324 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Comunidad de Madrid
2010s 50,614 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 51,137 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 523.17 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Portugal
2020s 63,161 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 72,371 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 9,210 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts, Comunidad de Madrid or Portugal?
Portugal, at 84,012 Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 69,886 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Comunidad de Madrid as of 2024.
What is the difference in r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts between Comunidad de Madrid and Portugal?
14,126 Full-time equivalent (FTE), with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comunidad de Madrid and Portugal?
36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do Comunidad de Madrid and Portugal rank globally for r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts?
Comunidad de Madrid ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 20th of 412 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Comunidad de Madrid vs Portugal: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/r-and-d-personnel-and-researchers-by-sector-of-performance-sex-and-nuts-2-region/comunidad-de-madrid/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/r-and-d-personnel-and-researchers-by-sector-of-performance-sex-and-nuts-2-region/comunidad-de-madrid/portugal/">Comunidad de Madrid vs Portugal: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
460 places, 8,873 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed