Latvia vs Malta: Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants
Latvia
2,191 per 1000000 pop
in 2023
Malta
2,355 per 1000000 pop
in 2023
Latvia rank
46th
Malta rank
44th
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants over time
- Latvia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2,355 per 1000000 pop against 2,191 per 1000000 pop in Latvia, a difference of 164 per 1000000 pop.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 46th and Malta ranks 44th of 106 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,639 per 1000000 pop | 1,061 per 1000000 pop | 577.89 per 1000000 pop | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1,819 per 1000000 pop | 1,853 per 1000000 pop | 33.38 per 1000000 pop | Malta |
| 2020s | 2,248 per 1000000 pop | 2,179 per 1000000 pop | 68.47 per 1000000 pop | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants, Latvia or Malta?
- Malta, at 2,355 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 Latvia and Malta?
- 164 per 1000000 pop, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Malta?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Malta rank globally for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
- Latvia ranks 46th and Malta ranks 44th 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.