Lithuania vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Researchers per million inhabitants
Lithuania
3,704 FTE
in 2023
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
879.88 FTE
in 2023
Lithuania rank
30th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
29th
Researchers per million inhabitants over time
- Lithuania
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 3,704 FTE against 879.88 FTE in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 2,824 FTE.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 4.2 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Lithuania ranks 30th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 29th of 103 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,261 FTE | 241.7 FTE | 2,019 FTE | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 2,305 FTE | 325.89 FTE | 1,979 FTE | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 2,956 FTE | 559.06 FTE | 2,397 FTE | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 3,862 FTE | 803.34 FTE | 3,058 FTE | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, Lithuania or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Lithuania, at 3,704 FTE against 879.88 FTE in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between Lithuania and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 2,824 FTE, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Lithuania and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Lithuania ranks 30th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 29th 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