Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia: Scientific and technical journal articles (Our World)

Indonesia
38,992
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
24,595
in 2023
Indonesia rank
17th
Saudi Arabia rank
20th

Scientific and technical journal articles (Our World) over time

  • Indonesia
  • Saudi Arabia
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199620092023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 38,992 against 24,595 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 14,397.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.6 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 321.14 1,655 1,334 Saudi Arabia
2000s 553.08 1,919 1,366 Saudi Arabia
2010s 6,234 7,884 1,650 Saudi Arabia
2020s 27,484 20,852 6,632 Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, Indonesia or Saudi Arabia?
Indonesia, at 38,992 against 24,595 in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia?
14,397, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Saudi Arabia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles?
Indonesia ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Scientific and technical journal articles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia: Scientific and technical journal articles. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/scientific-and-technical-journal-articles-2/indonesia/saudi-arabia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/scientific-and-technical-journal-articles-2/indonesia/saudi-arabia/">Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia: Scientific and technical journal articles</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Scientific and technical journal articles
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed