Finland vs Singapore: Number of R&D researchers per million people
Finland
8,315 per million people
in 2023
Singapore
8,782 per million people
in 2022
Finland rank
5th
Singapore rank
4th
Number of R&D researchers per million people over time
- Finland
- Singapore
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 number of r&d researchers per million people, 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 number of r&d researchers per million people 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 number of r&d researchers per million people?
- Finland ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of R&D researchers per million people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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