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China vs Greenland: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

China
661.16 articles per million people
in 2023
Greenland
675.63 articles per million people
in 2023
China rank
49th
Greenland rank
46th

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

  • China
  • Greenland
0200400600199620092023

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 675.63 articles per million people against 661.16 articles per million people in China, a difference of 14.47 articles per million people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Greenland ahead.

China ranks 49th and Greenland ranks 46th 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
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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.