Iceland vs Netherlands: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Iceland
1,856 articles per million people
in 2023
Netherlands
1,802 articles per million people
in 2023
Iceland rank
8th
Netherlands rank
9th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Iceland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1,856 articles per million people against 1,802 articles per million people in Netherlands, a difference of 54 articles per million people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Netherlands ahead.
Iceland ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 817.23 articles per million people | 1,177 articles per million people | 359.93 articles per million people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1,115 articles per million people | 1,398 articles per million people | 283.42 articles per million people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1,852 articles per million people | 1,823 articles per million people | 28.66 articles per million people | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1,899 articles per million people | 1,864 articles per million people | 35.01 articles per million people | Iceland |
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, Iceland or Netherlands?
- Iceland, at 1,856 articles per million people against 1,802 articles per million people in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Iceland and Netherlands?
- 54 articles per million people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Iceland ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 9th 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.