France vs Japan: R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions — Researchers
R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions — Researchers over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 599,860 Persons against 300,285 Persons in France, a difference of 299,575 Persons.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times France's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
France ranks 4th and Japan ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 122,077 Persons | 507,325 Persons | 385,248 Persons | Japan |
| 2010s | 225,078 Persons | 544,596 Persons | 319,518 Persons | Japan |
| 2020s | 294,389 Persons | 597,054 Persons | 302,666 Persons | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions — researchers, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 599,860 Persons against 300,285 Persons in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions — researchers between France and Japan?
- 299,575 Persons, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions — researchers?
- France ranks 4th and Japan ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions — Researchers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table contains research and development (R&D) personnel statistics in large (TL2) regions. Indicators covered Number of R&D personnel is provided in both headcounts and full-time equivalent on R&D by sex, sector of performance (business enterprise, government, higher education, and private non-profit). Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). TL3 regions are grouped into typologies based on shared characteristics. See the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xls) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats Further information Guidelines for Collecting and Reporting Data on Research and Experimental Development Frascati Manual 2015 The interactive web-tool OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas The report OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For any question or comment, please write to RegionStat@oecd.org