Barbados vs Thailand: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Barbados
201.14 articles per million people
in 2023
Thailand
232.29 articles per million people
in 2023
Barbados rank
76th
Thailand rank
75th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Barbados
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 232.29 articles per million people against 201.14 articles per million people in Barbados, a difference of 31.15 articles per million people.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 76th and Thailand ranks 75th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.99 articles per million people | 17.67 articles per million people | 79.32 articles per million people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 160.48 articles per million people | 52.71 articles per million people | 107.78 articles per million people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 164.36 articles per million people | 126.83 articles per million people | 37.53 articles per million people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 215.72 articles per million people | 219.77 articles per million people | 4.05 articles per million people | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 232.29 articles per million people against 201.14 articles per million people in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Barbados and Thailand?
- 31.15 articles per million people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Thailand?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Thailand rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Barbados ranks 76th and Thailand ranks 75th 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.