France vs Hungary: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

France

909.44 articles per million people

in 2023

Hungary

861.17 articles per million people

in 2023

France rank

37th

Hungary rank

39th

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time

France
Hungary

How they compare

France currently reports 909.44 articles per million people against 861.17 articles per million people in Hungary, a difference of 48.27 articles per million people.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 37th and Hungary ranks 39th of 196 countries.

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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: 07 August 2026

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.