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
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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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Indicator
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Unit
articles per million people
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
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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.