Brazil vs Palau: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Brazil
276.08 articles per million people
in 2023
Palau
284.31 articles per million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
69th
Palau rank
68th

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

  • Brazil
  • Palau
0200400600199620092023

How they compare

Palau currently reports 284.31 articles per million people against 276.08 articles per million people in Brazil, a difference of 8.23 articles per million people.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Palau ahead.

Brazil ranks 69th and Palau ranks 68th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Palau Difference Ahead
1990s 57.75 articles per million people 51.21 articles per million people 6.54 articles per million people Brazil
2000s 121.27 articles per million people 213 articles per million people 91.74 articles per million people Palau
2010s 245.66 articles per million people 239.21 articles per million people 6.44 articles per million people Brazil
2020s 306.69 articles per million people 340.79 articles per million people 34.1 articles per million people Palau

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, Brazil or Palau?
Palau, at 284.31 articles per million people against 276.08 articles per million people in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Brazil and Palau?
8.23 articles per million people, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Palau?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Palau rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Brazil ranks 69th and Palau ranks 68th 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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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.