Estonia vs United States: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Estonia
1,280 articles per million people
in 2023
United States
1,279 articles per million people
in 2023
Estonia rank
27th
United States rank
28th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Estonia
- United States
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1,280 articles per million people against 1,279 articles per million people in United States, a difference of 1 articles per million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States ahead.
Estonia ranks 27th and United States ranks 28th of 196 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 316.08 articles per million people | 1,116 articles per million people | 800.3 articles per million people | United States |
| 2000s | 565.61 articles per million people | 1,213 articles per million people | 647.3 articles per million people | United States |
| 2010s | 1,144 articles per million people | 1,339 articles per million people | 194.6 articles per million people | United States |
| 2020s | 1,308 articles per million people | 1,352 articles per million people | 44.23 articles per million people | United States |
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, Estonia or United States?
- Estonia, at 1,280 articles per million people against 1,279 articles per million people in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Estonia and United States?
- 1 articles per million people, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and United States rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Estonia ranks 27th and United States ranks 28th 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.