Ecuador vs Puerto Rico: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Ecuador
196.32 articles per million people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
188.72 articles per million people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
78th
Puerto Rico rank
79th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Ecuador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 196.32 articles per million people against 188.72 articles per million people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 7.6 articles per million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 78th and Puerto Rico ranks 79th of 196 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.54 articles per million people | 112.54 articles per million people | 106 articles per million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 8.28 articles per million people | 146.22 articles per million people | 137.94 articles per million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 51.9 articles per million people | 168.35 articles per million people | 116.45 articles per million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 164.48 articles per million people | 175.89 articles per million people | 11.41 articles per million people | Puerto Rico |
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, Ecuador or Puerto Rico?
- Ecuador, at 196.32 articles per million people against 188.72 articles per million people in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
- 7.6 articles per million people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Puerto Rico rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Ecuador ranks 78th and Puerto Rico ranks 79th 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.