Austria vs Belgium: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Austria
1,516 articles per million people
in 2023
Belgium
1,428 articles per million people
in 2023
Austria rank
16th
Belgium rank
17th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1,516 articles per million people against 1,428 articles per million people in Belgium, a difference of 88 articles per million people.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 16th and Belgium ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 775.65 articles per million people | 895.04 articles per million people | 119.39 articles per million people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1,045 articles per million people | 1,138 articles per million people | 93.01 articles per million people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1,437 articles per million people | 1,433 articles per million people | 4.35 articles per million people | Austria |
| 2020s | 1,547 articles per million people | 1,468 articles per million people | 78.8 articles per million people | Austria |
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, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 1,516 articles per million people against 1,428 articles per million people in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Austria and Belgium?
- 88 articles per million people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Austria ranks 16th and Belgium ranks 17th 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.