China except Hong Kong vs Japan: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational

China except Hong Kong
3.76 million Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2015
Japan
875,005 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2015
China except Hong Kong rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

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

  • China except Hong Kong
  • Japan
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M198119982015

How they compare

China except Hong Kong currently reports 3.76 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 875,005 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Japan, a difference of 2.88 million Full-time equivalent (FTE).

That makes China except Hong Kong's figure about 4.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.

China except Hong Kong ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 4 regions.

Across the 3 decades both report, China except Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China except Hong Kong Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 754,400 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 924,599 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 170,199 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Japan
2000s 1.40 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 881,261 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 520,869 Full-time equivalent (FTE) China except Hong Kong
2010s 3.28 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 872,450 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2.41 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) China except Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational, China except Hong Kong or Japan?
China except Hong Kong, at 3.76 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 875,005 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Japan as of 2015.
What is the difference in r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational between China except Hong Kong and Japan?
2.88 million Full-time equivalent (FTE), with China except Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China except Hong Kong and Japan?
25 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
How do China except Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational?
China except Hong Kong ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 4 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational attainment level (ISCED1997) and sex (1980-2015). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational attainment level (ISCED1997) and sex (1980-2015)
Unit
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 1,221 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed