Iceland vs Singapore: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Iceland
1,856 articles per million people
in 2023
Singapore
2,010 articles per million people
in 2023
Iceland rank
8th
Singapore rank
7th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Iceland
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2,010 articles per million people against 1,856 articles per million people in Iceland, a difference of 154 articles per million people.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 817.23 articles per million people | 834.45 articles per million people | 17.22 articles per million people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1,115 articles per million people | 1,618 articles per million people | 503.64 articles per million people | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1,852 articles per million people | 2,058 articles per million people | 206.3 articles per million people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1,899 articles per million people | 2,158 articles per million people | 259.02 articles per million people | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 2,010 articles per million people against 1,856 articles per million people in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Iceland and Singapore?
- 154 articles per million people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Singapore?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Singapore rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Iceland ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 7th 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.