Cuba vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Researchers per million inhabitants
Cuba
2,171 FTE
in 2024
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
280.84 FTE
in 2023
Cuba rank
44th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
44th
Researchers per million inhabitants over time
- Cuba
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2,171 FTE against 280.84 FTE in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 1,890 FTE.
That makes Cuba's figure about 7.7 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 44th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 44th of 103 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,095 FTE | 258.01 FTE | 1,837 FTE | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2,067 FTE | 274.58 FTE | 1,793 FTE | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, Cuba or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Cuba, at 2,171 FTE against 280.84 FTE in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between Cuba and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 1,890 FTE, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Cuba ranks 44th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 44th 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