Finland vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Researchers per million inhabitants
Finland
8,315 FTE
in 2023
WB: High Income (july 2025)
4,692 FTE
in 2023
Finland rank
5th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
5th
Researchers per million inhabitants over time
- Finland
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Finland currently reports 8,315 FTE against 4,692 FTE in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 3,623 FTE.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.8 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 5th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 5th of 103 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,646 FTE | 3,400 FTE | 4,246 FTE | Finland |
| 2010s | 7,117 FTE | 3,861 FTE | 3,256 FTE | Finland |
| 2020s | 7,952 FTE | 4,557 FTE | 3,395 FTE | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, Finland or WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Finland, at 8,315 FTE against 4,692 FTE in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between Finland and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 3,623 FTE, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Finland and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Finland ranks 5th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 5th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release