Barbados vs Puerto Rico: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Barbados
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 201.14 articles per million people against 188.72 articles per million people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 12.42 articles per million people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Barbados ranks 76th and Puerto Rico ranks 79th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.99 articles per million people | 112.54 articles per million people | 15.55 articles per million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 160.48 articles per million people | 146.22 articles per million people | 14.26 articles per million people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 164.36 articles per million people | 168.35 articles per million people | 3.99 articles per million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 215.72 articles per million people | 175.89 articles per million people | 39.84 articles per million people | Barbados |
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, Barbados or Puerto Rico?
- Barbados, at 201.14 articles per million people against 188.72 articles per million people in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Barbados and Puerto Rico?
- 12.42 articles per million people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Puerto Rico?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Puerto Rico rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Barbados ranks 76th and Puerto Rico ranks 79th 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.