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Higher education and Research>
Finland
The Global Innovation Index
61.2
(2023)
[5/38countries]
Number of Nobel prize lauriates (by place of birth)
5
(2023)
[22/36countries]
Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD) at current PPP million $
9,062
(2021)
[21/38countries]
Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD) per capita at current PPP $
1,635
(2021)
[10/38countries]
Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD) as % of GDP
2.99%
(2021)
[10/38countries]
% of GERD financed by the business and enterprise sector
58.1%
(2021)
[11/38countries]
% of GERD financed by government
25.6%
(2021)
[27/38countries]
Total researchers per thousand total employment
16.16
(2021)
[3/35countries]
% women among researchers
32.8%
(2021)
[23/32countries]
Degree of trust in university research centres (0-10 scale)
7.83
(2020)
[2/20countries]
Attitude toward science>
Finland
% of those who think that scientific advances harm mankind (5 choices)
14.1%
(2010)
[20/29countries]
% of those who agree that we believe too often in science and not enough in feelings and faith
28.7%
(2010)
[25/29countries]
% of those who are proud of their country in its scientific and technological achievements
87.5%
(2013)
[10/26countries]
eGovernment>
Finland
E-Government Development Index
0.9533
(2022)
[2/38countries]
E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index)
0.9545
(2022)
[5/38countries]
Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index)
0.9833
(2022)
[2/38countries]
Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index)
0.9640
(2022)
[5/38countries]
Telecomm Infrustrcture Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index)
0.9127
(2022)
[10/38countries]
Internet>
Finland
% of those who mostly use the internet for their contact with their family members and close friends
53.1%
(2017)
[5/21countries]