Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Bhutan
130.37 articles per million people
in 2023
Costa Rica
129.43 articles per million people
in 2023
Bhutan rank
99th
Costa Rica rank
101st

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time

  • Bhutan
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 130.37 articles per million people against 129.43 articles per million people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.94 articles per million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bhutan ranks 99th and Costa Rica ranks 101st of 196 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 4.09 articles per million people 40.87 articles per million people 36.78 articles per million people Costa Rica
2000s 10.2 articles per million people 46.65 articles per million people 36.45 articles per million people Costa Rica
2010s 44.69 articles per million people 79.77 articles per million people 35.08 articles per million people Costa Rica
2020s 130.01 articles per million people 140.45 articles per million people 10.44 articles per million people Costa Rica

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, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
Bhutan, at 130.37 articles per million people against 129.43 articles per million people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
0.94 articles per million people, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Bhutan ranks 99th and Costa Rica ranks 101st 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

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

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.