Finland vs Norway: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Finland
2,010 articles per million people
in 2023
Norway
2,492 articles per million people
in 2023
Finland rank
6th
Norway rank
3rd
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2,492 articles per million people against 2,010 articles per million people in Finland, a difference of 482 articles per million people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 6th and Norway ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,330 articles per million people | 1,128 articles per million people | 201.68 articles per million people | Finland |
| 2000s | 1,665 articles per million people | 1,384 articles per million people | 281.32 articles per million people | Finland |
| 2010s | 1,971 articles per million people | 2,103 articles per million people | 131.58 articles per million people | Norway |
| 2020s | 2,038 articles per million people | 2,497 articles per million people | 458.81 articles per million people | Norway |
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, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 2,492 articles per million people against 2,010 articles per million people in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Finland and Norway?
- 482 articles per million people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Finland ranks 6th 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.