Australia vs Spain: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals

Australia

54,589

in 2023

Spain

60,304

in 2023

Australia rank

15th

Spain rank

12th

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals over time

Spain currently reports 60,304 against 54,589 in Australia, a difference of 5,715.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Spain ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and Spain ranks 12th of 196 countries.

Indicator: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals
Source: National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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