Australia vs Denmark: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Australia
2,048 articles per million people
in 2023
Denmark
2,624 articles per million people
in 2023
Australia rank
4th
Denmark rank
1st
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2,624 articles per million people against 2,048 articles per million people in Australia, a difference of 576 articles per million people.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Denmark ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,171 articles per million people | 1,275 articles per million people | 104.85 articles per million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,493 articles per million people | 1,487 articles per million people | 5.41 articles per million people | Australia |
| 2010s | 2,155 articles per million people | 2,340 articles per million people | 185.16 articles per million people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2,222 articles per million people | 2,647 articles per million people | 424.79 articles per million people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people, Australia or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 2,624 articles per million people against 2,048 articles per million people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Australia and Denmark?
- 576 articles per million people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Australia ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 1st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed, published as Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Scientific and technical journal articles per million people. Disciplines include physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.