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Scientific and technical journal articles per million people

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•196 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
420.8articles per million people
Median: 131.4articles per million people
Countries Covered
196
with available data
Highest
Denmark
2,623.7articles per million people
Lowest
Angola
1.4articles per million people
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark2,623.7articles per million people
2Switzerland2,565.5articles per million people
3Norway2,492.2articles per million people
4Australia2,047.6articles per million people
5Sweden2,016.2articles per million people
By Region
Oceania1,802.3articles per million people(2 countries)
Europe1,407.5articles per million people(32 countries)
North America755.7articles per million people(4 countries)
Asia498.6articles per million people(25 countries)
South America248.6articles per million people(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.4articles per million people)High (2,623.7articles per million people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 420.8articles per million people)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
Other (117)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Denmark2,623.7articles per million people
2Switzerland2,565.5articles per million people
3Norway2,492.2articles per million people
4Australia2,047.6articles per million people
5Sweden2,016.2articles per million people
6Finland2,010.1articles per million people
7Singapore2,009.9articles per million people
8Iceland1,856.5articles per million people
9Netherlands1,801.6articles per million people
10Luxembourg1,764.3articles per million people
11Portugal1,722.9articles per million people
12Slovenia1,682.4articles per million people
13Ireland1,641.6articles per million people
14Canada1,591.0articles per million people
15New Zealand1,557.0articles per million people
16Austria1,516.2articles per million people
17Belgium1,427.5articles per million people
18Croatia1,425.9articles per million people
19United Kingdom1,423.3articles per million people
20Israel1,405.6articles per million people
21Italy1,403.3articles per million people
22South Korea1,387.0articles per million people
23Cyprus1,311.6articles per million people
24Germany1,306.1articles per million people
25Greece1,302.1articles per million people
26Liechtenstein1,285.2articles per million people
27Estonia1,279.7articles per million people
28United States of America1,279.4articles per million people
29Spain1,247.2articles per million people
30Czech Republic1,234.3articles per million people
31Brunei Darussalam1,092.7articles per million people
32Slovakia982.6articles per million people
33Monaco955.7articles per million people
34Lithuania930.9articles per million people
35Qatar930.4articles per million people
36Latvia921.6articles per million people
37France909.4articles per million people
38Malta900.5articles per million people
39Hungary861.2articles per million people
40Poland850.9articles per million people
41Serbia781.1articles per million people
42Bulgaria775.4articles per million people
43Japan775.3articles per million people
44Saint Kitts and Nevis759.2articles per million people
45Saudi Arabia729.8articles per million people
46Greenland675.6articles per million people
47United Arab Emirates674.9articles per million people
48Malaysia674.5articles per million people
49People's Republic of China661.2articles per million people
50Islamic Republic of Iran607.9articles per million people
51Russian Federation594.9articles per million people
52San Marino593.3articles per million people
53Türkiye588.1articles per million people
54Romania562.0articles per million people
55Jordan473.7articles per million people
56Bahrain455.5articles per million people
57Tunisia450.2articles per million people
58Chile436.1articles per million people
59Ukraine410.7articles per million people
60Montenegro408.4articles per million people
61Iraq371.0articles per million people
62Grenada362.9articles per million people
63Lebanon360.1articles per million people
64Bosnia and Herzegovina339.9articles per million people
65Oman324.9articles per million people
66Uruguay312.8articles per million people
67Kuwait287.4articles per million people
68Palau284.3articles per million people
69Brazil276.1articles per million people
70The Republic of North Macedonia273.0articles per million people
71Armenia270.4articles per million people
72Morocco257.9articles per million people
73South Africa236.5articles per million people
74Fiji235.8articles per million people
75Thailand232.3articles per million people
76Barbados201.1articles per million people
77Egypt199.5articles per million people
78Ecuador196.3articles per million people
79Puerto Rico188.7articles per million people
80Argentina188.6articles per million people
81Kazakhstan187.8articles per million people
82Trinidad and Tobago179.6articles per million people
83Colombia175.5articles per million people
84Georgia174.8articles per million people
85State of Palestine166.8articles per million people
86Algeria166.3articles per million people
87Mauritius164.4articles per million people
88India158.7articles per million people
89Belarus155.7articles per million people
90Peru154.9articles per million people
91Botswana154.8articles per million people
92Azerbaijan152.1articles per million people
93Mexico146.3articles per million people
94Antigua and Barbuda143.9articles per million people
95Indonesia138.7articles per million people
96Andorra137.2articles per million people
97Moldova, Republic of136.3articles per million people
98Albania132.5articles per million people
99Bhutan130.4articles per million people
100Uzbekistan129.7articles per million people
101Costa Rica129.4articles per million people
102Seychelles126.7articles per million people
103Cuba110.4articles per million people
104Vietnam106.1articles per million people
105Sri Lanka105.4articles per million people
106Samoa100.8articles per million people
107Ghana96.8articles per million people
108Pakistan82.9articles per million people
109Mongolia79.5articles per million people
110Namibia78.1articles per million people
111Panama63.2articles per million people
112Libya60.6articles per million people
113Maldives60.3articles per million people
114Guyana60.0articles per million people
115Jamaica56.8articles per million people
116Dominica55.6articles per million people
117Cameroon54.5articles per million people
118Nepal53.6articles per million people
119Ethiopia52.3articles per million people
120Bangladesh48.2articles per million people
121Tonga46.4articles per million people
122Kyrgyzstan46.0articles per million people
123Belize43.8articles per million people
124Nigeria43.0articles per million people
125Tuvalu42.8articles per million people
126Suriname41.9articles per million people
127Philippines41.4articles per million people
128Kenya37.6articles per million people
129Bahamas37.5articles per million people
130Vanuatu37.0articles per million people
131Paraguay37.0articles per million people
132Gabon36.4articles per million people
133Cape Verde35.1articles per million people
134Micronesia, Federated States of33.2articles per million people
135Zimbabwe31.8articles per million people
136Rwanda31.1articles per million people
137Benin31.0articles per million people
138Republic of The Gambia29.6articles per million people
139Uganda29.3articles per million people
140Syrian Arab Republic27.4articles per million people
141Senegal27.1articles per million people
142Saint Vincent and the Grenadines26.5articles per million people
143Lesotho26.0articles per million people
144Eswatini25.1articles per million people
145Marshall Islands23.7articles per million people
146Burkina Faso22.6articles per million people
147United Republic of Tanzania21.8articles per million people
148Sao Tome and Principe20.4articles per million people
149Solomon Islands18.5articles per million people
150Malawi17.9articles per million people
151Zambia17.7articles per million people
152Venezuela16.8articles per million people
153Togo16.5articles per million people
154Kiribati16.1articles per million people
155Bolivia16.1articles per million people
156Republic of the Congo15.5articles per million people
157Tajikistan15.2articles per million people
158Djibouti15.2articles per million people
159Timor-Leste15.0articles per million people
160Saint Lucia14.2articles per million people
161Cote d'Ivoire12.6articles per million people
162Honduras12.2articles per million people
163Cambodia11.5articles per million people
164Nauru10.9articles per million people
165Yemen10.3articles per million people
166El Salvador10.2articles per million people
167Sierra Leone10.2articles per million people
168North Korea10.2articles per million people
169Lao People's Democratic Republic9.4articles per million people
170Comoros9.4articles per million people
171Sudan9.4articles per million people
172Mauritania9.3articles per million people
173Dominican Republic9.2articles per million people
174Eritrea8.4articles per million people
175Somalia8.3articles per million people
176Papua New Guinea6.7articles per million people
177Guinea-Bissau6.4articles per million people
178Mozambique6.1articles per million people
179Guatemala6.0articles per million people
180Nicaragua6.0articles per million people
181Liberia5.7articles per million people
182Central African Republic5.0articles per million people
183Madagascar4.9articles per million people
184Mali4.9articles per million people
185Myanmar4.3articles per million people
186Turkmenistan4.3articles per million people
187Afghanistan4.1articles per million people
188Guinea3.8articles per million people
189Niger3.4articles per million people
190Haiti3.3articles per million people
191Chad2.7articles per million people
192Burundi2.6articles per million people
193Democratic Republic of the Congo2.3articles per million people
194Equatorial Guinea1.9articles per million people
195South Sudan1.5articles per million people
196Angola1.4articles per million people
Showing 196 of 196 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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