Malta vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Researchers per million inhabitants
Malta
2,355 FTE
in 2023
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
280.84 FTE
in 2023
Malta rank
41st
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
44th
Researchers per million inhabitants over time
- Malta
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2,355 FTE against 280.84 FTE in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 2,074 FTE.
That makes Malta's figure about 8.4 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 41st and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 44th of 103 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,061 FTE | 145.35 FTE | 915.56 FTE | Malta |
| 2010s | 1,853 FTE | 216.21 FTE | 1,637 FTE | Malta |
| 2020s | 2,179 FTE | 274.58 FTE | 1,905 FTE | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, Malta or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Malta, at 2,355 FTE against 280.84 FTE in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between Malta and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 2,074 FTE, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Malta and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Malta ranks 41st 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