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 163.5 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.

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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.