Belgium vs Canada: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Belgium
1,428 articles per million people
in 2023
Canada
1,591 articles per million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
17th
Canada rank
14th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Belgium
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,591 articles per million people against 1,428 articles per million people in Belgium, a difference of 163 articles per million people.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 17th and Canada ranks 14th of 196 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 895.04 articles per million people | 1,123 articles per million people | 227.48 articles per million people | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,138 articles per million people | 1,371 articles per million people | 232.29 articles per million people | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,433 articles per million people | 1,681 articles per million people | 247.9 articles per million people | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,468 articles per million people | 1,699 articles per million people | 231.14 articles per million people | Canada |
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, Belgium or Canada?
- Canada, at 1,591 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 Belgium and Canada?
- 163 articles per million people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Canada rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Belgium ranks 17th and Canada ranks 14th 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.