Canada vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Researchers per million inhabitants

Canada
5,624 FTE
in 2022
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1,524 FTE
in 2023
Canada rank
16th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
16th

Researchers per million inhabitants over time

  • Canada
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
02.0k4.0k6.0k199620092023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 5,624 FTE against 1,524 FTE in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 4,100 FTE.

That makes Canada's figure about 3.7 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 16th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th of 103 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1990s 3,140 FTE 329.95 FTE 2,810 FTE Canada
2000s 4,120 FTE 496.92 FTE 3,623 FTE Canada
2010s 4,627 FTE 904.13 FTE 3,723 FTE Canada
2020s 5,429 FTE 1,310 FTE 4,119 FTE Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, Canada or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
Canada, at 5,624 FTE against 1,524 FTE in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2022.
What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between Canada and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
4,100 FTE, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do Canada and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?
Canada ranks 16th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th 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

Indicator
Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE)
Unit
FTE
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
153 places, 3,275 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release