Costa Rica vs Seychelles: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Costa Rica
129.43 articles per million people
in 2023
Seychelles
126.66 articles per million people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
101st
Seychelles rank
102nd
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Costa Rica
- Seychelles
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 129.43 articles per million people against 126.66 articles per million people in Seychelles, a difference of 2.77 articles per million people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Seychelles ranks 102nd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.87 articles per million people | 33.61 articles per million people | 7.26 articles per million people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 46.65 articles per million people | 85.42 articles per million people | 38.77 articles per million people | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 79.77 articles per million people | 131.09 articles per million people | 51.32 articles per million people | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 140.45 articles per million people | 193.8 articles per million people | 53.35 articles per million people | Seychelles |
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 Seychelles?
- Costa Rica, at 129.43 articles per million people against 126.66 articles per million people in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Costa Rica and Seychelles?
- 2.77 articles per million people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Seychelles?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Seychelles rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st and Seychelles ranks 102nd 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.
Individual pages
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.