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Greenland vs Japan: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Greenland
675.63 articles per million people
in 2023
Japan
775.35 articles per million people
in 2023
Greenland rank
46th
Japan rank
43rd

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

  • Greenland
  • Japan
0200400600800199620092023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 775.35 articles per million people against 675.63 articles per million people in Greenland, a difference of 99.71 articles per million people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.

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

Greenland ranks 46th and Japan ranks 43rd 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
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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.