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Iceland vs Sweden: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Iceland
1,856 articles per million people
in 2023
Sweden
2,016 articles per million people
in 2023
Iceland rank
8th
Sweden rank
5th

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

  • Iceland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 2,016 articles per million people against 1,856 articles per million people in Iceland, a difference of 159.7 articles per million people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

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

Iceland ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 5th 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.