Canada vs Ireland: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Canada
1,591 articles per million people
in 2023
Ireland
1,642 articles per million people
in 2023
Canada rank
14th
Ireland rank
13th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1,642 articles per million people against 1,591 articles per million people in Canada, a difference of 51 articles per million people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Ireland ranks 13th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,123 articles per million people | 603.03 articles per million people | 519.5 articles per million people | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,371 articles per million people | 1,005 articles per million people | 365.34 articles per million people | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,681 articles per million people | 1,511 articles per million people | 169.19 articles per million people | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,699 articles per million people | 1,701 articles per million people | 1.23 articles per million people | Ireland |
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, Canada or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1,642 articles per million people against 1,591 articles per million people in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Canada and Ireland?
- 51 articles per million people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Canada ranks 14th and Ireland ranks 13th 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.