Germany vs Italy: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Germany
1,306 articles per million people
in 2023
Italy
1,403 articles per million people
in 2023
Germany rank
24th
Italy rank
21st
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1,403 articles per million people against 1,306 articles per million people in Germany, a difference of 97 articles per million people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 24th and Italy ranks 21st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 821.35 articles per million people | 605.57 articles per million people | 215.78 articles per million people | Germany |
| 2000s | 976.4 articles per million people | 799.2 articles per million people | 177.2 articles per million people | Germany |
| 2010s | 1,290 articles per million people | 1,112 articles per million people | 177.89 articles per million people | Germany |
| 2020s | 1,344 articles per million people | 1,403 articles per million people | 58.53 articles per million people | Italy |
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, Germany or Italy?
- Italy, at 1,403 articles per million people against 1,306 articles per million people in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Germany and Italy?
- 97 articles per million people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Germany ranks 24th and Italy ranks 21st 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.