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
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
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.