Costa Rica vs Cuba: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Costa Rica
129.43 articles per million people
in 2023
Cuba
110.4 articles per million people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
101st
Cuba rank
103rd
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 129.43 articles per million people against 110.4 articles per million people in Cuba, a difference of 19.03 articles per million people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Cuba ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Cuba ranks 103rd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Cuba in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.87 articles per million people | 70.6 articles per million people | 29.72 articles per million people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 46.65 articles per million people | 89.62 articles per million people | 42.97 articles per million people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 79.77 articles per million people | 113.89 articles per million people | 34.12 articles per million people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 140.45 articles per million people | 127.1 articles per million people | 13.35 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, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Costa Rica, at 129.43 articles per million people against 110.4 articles per million people in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 19.03 articles per million people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st and Cuba ranks 103rd 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.