Iceland vs Portugal: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Iceland
1,856 articles per million people
in 2023
Portugal
1,723 articles per million people
in 2023
Iceland rank
8th
Portugal rank
11th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Iceland
- Portugal
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1,856 articles per million people against 1,723 articles per million people in Portugal, a difference of 133 articles per million people.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 817.23 articles per million people | 266.13 articles per million people | 551.1 articles per million people | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1,115 articles per million people | 569.77 articles per million people | 544.76 articles per million people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1,852 articles per million people | 1,302 articles per million people | 549.7 articles per million people | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1,899 articles per million people | 1,710 articles per million people | 189.08 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 Portugal?
- Iceland, at 1,856 articles per million people against 1,723 articles per million people in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Iceland and Portugal?
- 133 articles per million people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Iceland ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 11th 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.