Finland vs Singapore: Researchers in R&D

Finland
8,315 per million people
in 2023
Singapore
8,782 per million people
in 2022
Finland rank
5th
Singapore rank
4th

Researchers in R&D over time

  • Finland
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 8,782 per million people against 8,315 per million people in Finland, a difference of 467 per million people.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th of 103 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 7,646 per million people 5,804 per million people 1,842 per million people Finland
2010s 7,117 per million people 6,860 per million people 256.78 per million people Finland
2020s 7,831 per million people 8,080 per million people 249.79 per million people Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers in r&d, Finland or Singapore?
Singapore, at 8,782 per million people against 8,315 per million people in Finland as of 2022.
What is the difference in researchers in r&d between Finland and Singapore?
467 per million people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Singapore?
19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Finland and Singapore rank globally for researchers in r&d?
Finland ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th 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.

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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.