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

France
909.44 articles per million people
in 2023
Lithuania
930.88 articles per million people
in 2023
France rank
37th
Lithuania rank
34th

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

  • France
  • Lithuania
2004006008001.0k199620092023

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 930.88 articles per million people against 909.44 articles per million people in France, a difference of 21.44 articles per million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was France ahead.

France ranks 37th and Lithuania ranks 34th of 196 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Lithuania Difference Ahead
1990s 810.68 articles per million people 141.17 articles per million people 669.51 articles per million people France
2000s 901 articles per million people 434.76 articles per million people 466.24 articles per million people France
2010s 1,044 articles per million people 775.3 articles per million people 268.98 articles per million people France
2020s 958.45 articles per million people 941.58 articles per million people 16.87 articles per million people France

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, France or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 930.88 articles per million people against 909.44 articles per million people in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between France and Lithuania?
21.44 articles per million people, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Lithuania?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do France and Lithuania rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
France ranks 37th and Lithuania ranks 34th 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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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
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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.