Iran vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE)
Iran
2,240 FTE
in 2021
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
280.84 FTE
in 2023
Iran rank
42nd
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
44th
Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE) over time
- Iran
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2,240 FTE against 280.84 FTE in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 1,959 FTE.
That makes Iran's figure about 8.0 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 42nd and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 44th of 103 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 702.27 FTE | 153.96 FTE | 548.31 FTE | Iran |
| 2010s | 969.61 FTE | 214.25 FTE | 755.36 FTE | Iran |
| 2020s | 2,240 FTE | 271.72 FTE | 1,968 FTE | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, Iran or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Iran, at 2,240 FTE against 280.84 FTE in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between Iran and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 1,959 FTE, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Iran and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Iran ranks 42nd 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