Bulgaria vs Latvia: Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants
Bulgaria
2,401 per 1000000 pop
in 2023
Latvia
2,191 per 1000000 pop
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
43rd
Latvia rank
46th
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2,401 per 1000000 pop against 2,191 per 1000000 pop in Latvia, a difference of 210 per 1000000 pop.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Latvia ranks 46th of 106 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,321 per 1000000 pop | 1,620 per 1000000 pop | 298.28 per 1000000 pop | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1,922 per 1000000 pop | 1,819 per 1000000 pop | 103.06 per 1000000 pop | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2,426 per 1000000 pop | 2,248 per 1000000 pop | 178.84 per 1000000 pop | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants, Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Bulgaria, at 2,401 per 1000000 pop against 2,191 per 1000000 pop in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 210 per 1000000 pop, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Latvia ranks 46th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per 1,000,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.