New Zealand vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Researchers per million inhabitants
New Zealand
5,435 FTE
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1,524 FTE
in 2023
New Zealand rank
19th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
16th
Researchers per million inhabitants over time
- New Zealand
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 5,435 FTE against 1,524 FTE in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 3,911 FTE.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 3.6 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 14 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 19th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th of 103 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,246 FTE | 331.12 FTE | 1,915 FTE | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3,232 FTE | 515.59 FTE | 2,717 FTE | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4,791 FTE | 930.71 FTE | 3,860 FTE | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 5,265 FTE | 1,410 FTE | 3,855 FTE | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher researchers per million inhabitants, New Zealand or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- New Zealand, at 5,435 FTE against 1,524 FTE in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in researchers per million inhabitants between New Zealand and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 3,911 FTE, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for researchers per million inhabitants?
- New Zealand ranks 19th 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