Denmark vs Norway: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Denmark
2,624 articles per million people
in 2023
Norway
2,492 articles per million people
in 2023
Denmark rank
1st
Norway rank
3rd
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2,624 articles per million people against 2,492 articles per million people in Norway, a difference of 132 articles per million people.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,275 articles per million people | 1,128 articles per million people | 147.12 articles per million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,487 articles per million people | 1,384 articles per million people | 103.68 articles per million people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2,340 articles per million people | 2,103 articles per million people | 237.32 articles per million people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2,647 articles per million people | 2,497 articles per million people | 150.43 articles per million people | Denmark |
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, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 2,624 articles per million people against 2,492 articles per million people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Denmark and Norway?
- 132 articles per million people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 3rd 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.