Australia vs Switzerland: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Australia
2,048 articles per million people
in 2023
Switzerland
2,565 articles per million people
in 2023
Australia rank
4th
Switzerland rank
2nd
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2,565 articles per million people against 2,048 articles per million people in Australia, a difference of 517 articles per million people.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,171 articles per million people | 1,666 articles per million people | 494.91 articles per million people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,493 articles per million people | 1,972 articles per million people | 479.66 articles per million people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2,155 articles per million people | 2,576 articles per million people | 420.92 articles per million people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2,222 articles per million people | 2,702 articles per million people | 480.14 articles per million people | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2,565 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 Switzerland?
- 517 articles per million people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Australia ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 2nd 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.