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)
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
February 2026 Data Release