Finland vs Netherlands: Researchers in R&D

Finland
8,315 per million people
in 2023
Netherlands
6,563 per million people
in 2023
Finland rank
5th
Netherlands rank
8th

Researchers in R&D over time

  • Finland
  • Netherlands
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199620092023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 8,315 per million people against 6,563 per million people in Netherlands, a difference of 1,752 per million people.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 103 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 7,646 per million people 3,011 per million people 4,635 per million people Finland
2010s 7,117 per million people 4,737 per million people 2,380 per million people Finland
2020s 7,952 per million people 6,171 per million people 1,780 per million people Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers in r&d, Finland or Netherlands?
Finland, at 8,315 per million people against 6,563 per million people in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in researchers in r&d between Finland and Netherlands?
1,752 per million people, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for researchers in r&d?
Finland ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Researchers in R&D (per million people). 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 Netherlands: Researchers in R&D. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/researchers-in-r-and-d-per-million-people/finland/netherlands/

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 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/researchers-in-r-and-d-per-million-people/finland/netherlands/">Finland vs Netherlands: Researchers in R&D</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Researchers in R&D (per million people)
Unit
per million people
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,361 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

The number of researchers engaged in Research &Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Researchers are professionals who conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models techniques instrumentation, software of operational methods. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.