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
050100150200199620092023

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

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
Last refreshed

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.