Finland vs Ireland: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS

Finland
62,431 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2024
Ireland
45,254 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2024
Finland rank
23rd
Ireland rank
26th

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

  • Finland
  • Ireland
020.0k40.0k60.0k198120022024

How they compare

Finland currently reports 62,431 Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 45,254 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Ireland, a difference of 17,177 Full-time equivalent (FTE).

That makes Finland's figure about 1.4 times Ireland's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 23rd and Ireland ranks 26th of 48 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 23,303 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 5,475 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 17,828 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Finland
1990s 37,778 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 9,789 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 27,989 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Finland
2000s 56,129 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 16,184 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 39,945 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Finland
2010s 51,787 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 29,711 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 22,076 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Finland
2020s 57,839 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 40,470 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 17,369 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Finland

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, Finland or Ireland?
Finland, at 62,431 Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 45,254 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts between Finland and Ireland?
17,177 Full-time equivalent (FTE), with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
37 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts?
Finland ranks 23rd and Ireland ranks 26th of 48 countries.
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

Finland vs Ireland: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/r-and-d-personnel-and-researchers-by-sector-of-performance-sex-and-nuts-2-region/finland/ireland/

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/finland/ireland/">Finland vs Ireland: 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